2. Edgar Allan Poe 19th poet/novelist/critic

3. Life Born in 1809/David Poe,Elizabeth Arnold/two years old, taken in to the home of John Allan 1815/ went to London /learnt law in University of Virginia/1827/ Tamerlane and Other Poems West Point after enlistment/discharged in 1831/editor in Southern Literary Messenger in 1833/quit in 1837 /1843/ the Gold -Bug Graham‘s Magazine and Burton's Gentlemen's Magazine /died in 1849

5. Works Poems: 致海伦 To Helen 乌鸦 The Raven 安娜贝尔 · 李 Annabel Lee 钟 The Bells Drama: Politian

6. Works Short stories: Metzengerstein 《梅岑格施泰因 》 MS.Found in a Bottle 《瓶中手稿》 The Gold-Bug 《金甲虫》 William Wilson 《威廉 · 威尔逊 》 The Murders in the Rue Morgue 《莫尔格街凶杀案》 The Black Cat 《黑猫 》

7. Father of Detective novel The Murders in the Rue Morgue 《莫尔格 街凶杀案》 The Mystery of Marie Roget 《玛丽 · 罗杰 奇案》 Purloined Letter 《失窃的信》 The Gold-Bug 《金甲虫》 Thou Art the Man 《你就是那人》

8. Edgar Allan Poe William Yeats (When you are old): "vulgar". Emerson: "the jingle man". The Mystery Writers of America have named their awards as the Edgar Award (the mystery genre) He and his works often appear in popular culture such as literature, music, film & TV series. (The Raven)

9. Dark romanticism/ horror/ satires/ humor tales/ hoaxes( 恶作剧 )/ detective story/ science fiction Theme Death The Genre of Poe’s Work

10. Gothic Castle, darkroom, a haunted house, storm, moonlight The hero/heroin/ suffering/ solitary, fear, anxiety, despair.

11. Symbolism Pioneer/ the gothic component of Romanticism/ against naturalism and realism/ in favor of spirituality, the imagination, and dreams. Black Cat Pluto and the New Cat---narrator’s conscience The coincidence that the cats are black---the evils (black/ black cat/ Pluto)

12. Poe Toaster Non-official nickname/ Poe's grave annually from 1949/ a toast of cognac/ three roses/ last appearance/ January 19, 2009/ Poe's bicentennial/ appeared as a character in books & media.

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