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Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849 1809-1849

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Edgar Allan Poe. 1809-1849. His Family and Tragic Life. Born in Boston The son of traveling actors Tragic and unhappy life. Tragic and Unhappy Life. Mother died, father deserted him at the age of two adopted by Mr. and Mrs. John Allan constant disagreements with his step-father. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe

1809-18491809-1849

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His Family and Tragic LifeHis Family and Tragic Life

Born in BostonBorn in Boston The son of traveling The son of traveling

actorsactors Tragic and unhappy lifeTragic and unhappy life

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Tragic and Unhappy LifeTragic and Unhappy Life

Mother died, father deserted Mother died, father deserted him at the age of twohim at the age of two

adopted by Mr. and Mrs. adopted by Mr. and Mrs. John AllanJohn Allan

constant disagreements constant disagreements with his step-fatherwith his step-father

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. . .continued. . .continued

Studied briefly at the Studied briefly at the University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia

Drinking and gambling Drinking and gambling difficulties kept him from difficulties kept him from continuing at UVAcontinuing at UVA

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. . .continued. . .continued

Received an appointment Received an appointment to West Point, but he to West Point, but he provoked his own dismissalprovoked his own dismissal

Caused a final separation Caused a final separation between Poe and his step-between Poe and his step-fatherfather

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. . .continued. . .continued

In 1836 married his 14 In 1836 married his 14 year old cousin, Virginiayear old cousin, Virginia

Last 12 years of life Last 12 years of life worked as a journalist, worked as a journalist, editor, and creative editor, and creative writerwriter

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. . . continued. . . continued

Lived in poverty stricken Lived in poverty stricken conditionsconditions

In 1846 wife died after a In 1846 wife died after a long illnesslong illness

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. . . continued. . . continued

Died in Baltimore after Died in Baltimore after he was found in a he was found in a drunken stupordrunken stupor

Died a poor manDied a poor man

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Poe’s WorkPoe’s Work

Known for:Known for: Tales of Tales of

mystery and mystery and terror storiesterror stories

Introducing Introducing the modern the modern detective detective storystory

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Short StoriesShort Stories The Tell-Tale The Tell-Tale

HeartHeart The Cask of The Cask of

AmontilladoAmontillado The Black Cat, The Black Cat, The Pit and The Pit and

The PendulumThe Pendulum

Just a Few TitlesJust a Few Titles Poems: Poems:

The RavenThe Raven Annabel LeeAnnabel Lee To HelenTo Helen LenoreLenore

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AddictionAddiction Sometimes strange special Sometimes strange special

effects have been linked to his effects have been linked to his addiction to opiumaddiction to opium

Addiction not uncommon in the Addiction not uncommon in the 1800’s, because of frequent 1800’s, because of frequent use of laudanum, an opium use of laudanum, an opium based medicine, to treat based medicine, to treat headaches and stomach painsheadaches and stomach pains

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AllusionAllusion

Reference to a famous historical Reference to a famous historical or literary figure or eventor literary figure or event

Best sources are literature, Best sources are literature, history, Greek myth, and the history, Greek myth, and the BibleBible

Serves to explain or clarify or Serves to explain or clarify or enhance whatever subjectenhance whatever subject

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Gothic ElementsGothic Elements supernatural horrors and an supernatural horrors and an

atmosphere of unknown terror atmosphere of unknown terror pervades the actionpervades the action

High emotion, sentimentalism, but High emotion, sentimentalism, but also pronounced anger, surprise, and also pronounced anger, surprise, and especially terror especially terror

use of words indicating fear, use of words indicating fear, mystery, etc.: apparition, devil, mystery, etc.: apparition, devil, ghost, haunted, terror, fright, faintingghost, haunted, terror, fright, fainting

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SymbolSymbol

Something that is itself and yet Something that is itself and yet also represents something elsealso represents something else

Universal symbols embody Universal symbols embody universally recognizable meanings universally recognizable meanings

Invested symbols are given Invested symbols are given symbolic meaning by the way an symbolic meaning by the way an author uses them in a literary workauthor uses them in a literary work

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You will identify how Poe You will identify how Poe uses allusion, gothic uses allusion, gothic elements, and symbols in elements, and symbols in “The Pit and the “The Pit and the Pendulum.”Pendulum.”