PPT-Horror and Edgar Allan Poe

Video by Alex Galloway ENG 233 October 8 2015 Edgar Allan Poe A History Born in Boston to two actors His mother and father were not that successful His father left the family in 1810 and his mother died in 1811 . Definition. Gothic.  (. goth. -IK): a literary style . usually . portrayed fantastic tales dealing with horror, despair, the grotesque and other “dark” subjects. Gothic literature was named for the apparent influence of the dark gothic architecture of the period on the genre. Also, many of these Gothic tales took places in such “gothic” surroundings. . 1809 - 1849. Background. January 19, 1809: Born . to traveling actors . - Boston . Parents died before he was 3 yrs. old. Sent to live with . John Allan and his wife Frances . (tobacco businessman). , . 1809-1849. E.A. Poe. . Poe is a romantic figure, the archetype of the extravagant genius, an embodiment of the satanic characters he developed in his fiction.. Life. Son of travelling actor. Raised in Richmond, Virginia by the Allan family. By Edgar . Allan. Poe. From 1809 -1849. About The author . Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts.. After the Death of his mother from . tuberculosis . and the abandonment of his father, at the age two Allan was adopted by Frances and John Allan.. A. llan . Poe and Gothic Fiction. . Find . powerpoint. and video links on . www.rcovelli.weebly.com. Edgar Allan Poe. What do we know about him. ?. Lived 1809-1849. Write visual notes!. Watch. , listen, . poe. All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream. biography. He was Born 19 January 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts . He attended the University of Virginia in 1820 – 1827 and was expelled for not paying back his gambling . 1843. Summary. The Tell-Tale Heart is a powerful psychological thriller that gives an account of a murder from the perspective of its perpetrator, a deranged madman. The narrator plots to kill an old man to forever rid himself of his “Evil Eye”. For seven nights the narrator stalks the old man, waiting to catch his enemy-the eye-open. . Poe . (. 1809-1849. ). By Joshua Y. Poetry Presentation. Background Music. Blu profondo. by . R. oberto Jonata. Introduction. Source: The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe Vol. I: Poems (Harvard University Press, 1969) . Poetic Principle. Reasons to study poetry: . 1. To learn creativity. 2. To make yourself more well-rounded. 3. To better understand yourself through understanding others. . 4. Aesthetics (beauty). 5. History. PROOF ONE:. One of the main characters are named . Fortunado. . In the end, this character dies.. PROOF TWO:. Montressor. jokes that he is a mason when . Fortunado. asks for a sign, and . Monstressor. EDGAR ALLAN POE. 1809-1849: . Only lived 40 years. Born in Boston Massachusetts. Mother died at a young age; Father abandoned the family. Taken in by a family in Virginia but never adopted. Wealthy uncle left him a fortune. Of Edgar Allan Poe was unknown until…. now.. By. : . GATE 7. Biography of . Edgar Allan Poe. Enter the enigmatic world of Edgar Allan Poe if you dare…. Edgar Allan. Poe. Family Tree. Timeline. ABC Biography. Activator: What’s Love Got to do with It? . Much of Edgar Allan Poe’s literature focuses on his inability to get over the loss of his romantic love after the death of his wife, and motherly love after the death of his mother. For this reason, the speakers within his poetry will convey a tone and mood that is distinct to these emotions. Before we can study these things in Poe’s work, we must analyze how we view love and heartbreak in our own culture. . Poe . the Author. Poe introduced . horror. . and . detective fiction. . This story was his . last. . story; published in . 1846. Poe’s . primary concern was . “unity of effect,” . which means that every element of a story should help create a single emotional impact.