1. Edgar Allan Poe Brian Betteridge ED265

2. Why Poe? Familiarity Connections to popular culture Precursor to Edgar Allan Poe House field trip in Philadelphia

3. Poe’s Life Edgar Allan Poe Timeline Edgar Allan Poe Timeline http://www.cswnet.com/~erin/poe.htm

4. Selected Works Poems “The Bells” “Annabel Lee” “Tamerlane” “The Haunted Palace” “Al Aaraaf” “The City In The Sea” “The Raven” Short Stories “The Cask Of Amontillado” “The Fall Of The House Of Usher” “The Murders In The Rue Morgue” “The Balloon-Hoax” “Oval Portrait” Complete Works

5. Interesting Facts The Mysterious Visitor Poe’s Death: Rabies or Alchohol? Featured on the cover of The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” Poe’s “The Raven” inspired a Lou Reed album of the same name The Simpsons

6. Resources Hoffman, Daniel. “The Artist Of The Beautiful.” American Poetry Review. Nov/Dec95. Vol 24.6. p. 11-19 Ljungguist, Kent. “Poe In The Boston Newspapers: Three More Reviews.” English Language Notes. Dec93. Vol31.2. p. 43.47. IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection. 27 March 2003. http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?au=poe-10http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?au=poe-10 A collection of links to historical and biographical information on Poe. Poe Bibliography. 27 March 2003. http://www.bartleby.com/226/0500.htmlhttp://www.bartleby.com/226/0500.html A complete bibliography of Edgar Allan Poe. Various Artists. Closed On Account Of Rabies: Poems and Tales Of Edgar Allan Poe. Hal Willner. Polygram Records 1997. Complete Resources

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