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Slide show concerning the life of Edgar Allan Poe, some of his most famous works, and his role in the American Romanticism movement. This presentation is intended for use in a high school English class.
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Edgar Allan PoeAmerican Romantic
Life of Poe
American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement
Born as Edgar Poe in Boston
Orphaned at a young age and unofficially adopted by John Allan of Richmond
Attended the University of Virginia briefly before briefly attending West Point
First published work, Tamerlane and Other Works came in 1827 credited to “a Bostonian”
Life of Poe
His work forced him to move between several cities, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and NYC
Published The Raven in 1845 achieving instant success
While working on his own journal, The Penn Poe died October 7, 1849, at age 40
Cause of his death is unknown and has been variously attributed to alcohol, brain congestion, cholera, drugs, heart disease, rabies, suicide, tuberculosis, and other means
The Raven
Narrative poem first published in January 1845
Noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere
Details a raven’s mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow descent into madness
Poe wrote the poem very logically and methodically, intending to create a poem that would appeal to both critical and popular tastes
Uses internal rhyme heavily as well as alliteration
Legacy made Poe widely
popular in his lifetime, though it did not bring him much financial success
Earned Poe the nickname “The Raven”
Produced many different parodies
Both praised and criticized by literary contemporaries
The Cask of Amontillado
Short story first published in November 1846
Details the deadly revenge taken by the narrator on a friend who has insulted him
Continues Poe’s fascination and the contemporary interest in being buried alive as is the fate of the narrator’s friend
Based on a personal rivalry between Poe and Thomas Dunn English
Legacy First published in
Godey’s Lady Book – which at the time was the most popular periodical in America
May have been inspired by the Washingtonian Movement – a temperance movement
One of Poe’s most well-recognized and often read short stories
American Romanticism
Artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe
Considered in part a revolt against aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment
Validated strong emotion as an authentic source of aesthetic experience, placing new emphasis on such emotion as trepidation, horror and terror, and awe
Celebrated the ideals of a gifted, perhaps misunderstood loner, creatively following the dictates of his inspiration rather than the mores of contemporary society.
American Romanticism
Movement reached America in the early nineteenth century
Incorporated high level of moral enthusiasm, commitment to individualism and the unfolding of the self, an emphasis on intuitive perception, and the assumption that the natural world was inherently good, while human society was filled with corruption
Embraced the individual and rebelled against the confinement of neoclassicism and religious tradition
Created a new literary genre that continues to influence American writers
Romantic literature was personal, intense, and portrayed more emotion than ever seen in neoclassical literature