1. MS. Found in a Bottle Edgar Allen Poe

2. Author Story Analysis Reflection Outline

3. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) American author, poet, editor, and literary critic Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre The inventor of the detective fiction genre Contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction Literature influence, cosmology & cryptography The Edgar Award

4. Plot Summary The voyage of an unnamed narrator: Hit by a Simoon (a combination of a sand storm and hurricane ) Collision with a gigantic black galleon The crew: strange and incomprehensible; antique and solemn Hope - Devastation

5. References The ghost ship: The Flying Dutchman The Hollow Earth theories

6. Analysis Scientific imaginings A physical world beyond the limits of the human exploration Unknown catastrophe Wild, vigorous and poetical imagination

7. Wild, poetic imagination?

8. Edgar Ellen Poe: Best known fiction works: Gothic Most recurring themes Literary theory Weakness: Obsolescence!!