edgar allan poe
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Edgar Allan Poe. American Gothic Literature. Offshoot of Romanticism. Edgar Allan Poe is considered a “Dark Romantic” He follows some aspects of Romanticism, only with a darker twist Supernatural Emotion and Feeling. Poe was a prolific writer. What makes Poe unique?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
EDGAR ALLAN POE
American Gothic Literature
OFFSHOOT OF ROMANTICISM
Edgar Allan Poe is considered a “Dark Romantic”
He follows some aspects of Romanticism, only with a darker twist
• Supernatural• Emotion and Feeling
POE WAS A PROLIFIC WRITER
WHAT MAKES POE UNIQUE?
While Poe’s stories are “creepy” that is not his defining characteristic…..many stories are “creepy”
Poe is emblematic of Gothic Literature in U.S.• Combines horror and Romanticism
Also developing in Europe• Frankenstein- Mary Shelley• Dracula- Bram Stoker
TYPICAL GOTHIC EL EMEN TS (PL ACES)
Ruined buildings• Castles• Haunted houses
Dungeons, crypts, catacombs
Secret passageways, winding staircases, mazes
Darkness, shadows, flickering light
TYPICAL GOTHIC ELEMENTS (PEOPLE AND
PLOT)
Ancestral curses and omens
Madness
Live Burial
Death
Torture and Murder
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH