Edgar Allan Poe Power Point Presentation

1. "The Oval Portrait" "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" "The Tell-Tale Heart" "A Descent into the Maelström" "The Haunted Palace" "Ligeia" "The Raven" "The Black Cat" "The Fall of the House of Usher" "The Masque of the Red Death" "The Cask of Amontillado" "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" "The Pit and the Pendulum" "Tamerlane" "The Purloined Letter" "The Gold-Bug" "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" "The Premature Burial" Edgar Allan Poe: His influence on American Literature transcends generations. Jarrod Gozy

2. Herman Melville William Faulkner “Landing in Luck” 1919 “The Sound and the Fury” 1929 “The Piazza Tales” Collection of Short Stories 1856 “A Rose for Emily” 1931 “Moby Dick” 1851 Nobel Prize for Literature 1949 “These 13” 1931 Master of the Short Stories How did Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Stories Influence World Literature? Edgar Allan Poe was famous for his short stories that covered numerous genres and had an influence on two of the world’s most renowned literary masters; Herman Melville and William Faulkner. "Ms. Found in a Bottle"

3. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle “A Study in Scarlett” 1887 “Sherlock Holmes” Movie 2009 “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” 1892 The Inventor of the detective Stories With publication of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” Edgar Allan Poe invented the modern day detective story. In 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first brought Sherlock Holmes to life. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle credits Edgar Allan Poe for his inspiration to write detective stories. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" "The Purloined Letter" "The Mystery of Marie Roget "

4. Walt Whitman Paul Valery “Beat! Beat! Drums” 1862 Used as a Rally call for the North “Leaves of Grass” 1855 ” Introduction à la méthode de Léonard de Vinci ” 1895 'Le Cimetièremarin‘ 1922 FATHER OF FREE VERSE CharmesOuPoemes 1922 AMERICA’S POET Edgar Allan Poe the consummate poet Edgar Allan Poe published over 70 poem during his lifetime. The poems have been some of the most published poems in the history of American Literature. His influence on future poets transcended the borders of the United States and reached to France and beyond. With the publication of “CharmesouPoemes” Paul Valery became the most significant contemporary French Poet.

5. Stephen King “Carrie” 1974 Movie 1976 “The Tommyknockers” 1987 Television Series 1993 “The Shining” 1977 Movie 1980 / 1997 “Dark Tower Series” 1970’s - 2004 Master of Horror Stories and Science Fiction Edgar Allan Poe’s first published story was a horror story. He followed it up the next few years with some of the world most read horror stories. Today, Stephen King is one of the most read horror story writers that credits Poe as his inspiration. His books have sold over 350 million copies world wide and have been made into numerous movies and television shows.

6. Jules Verne “Voyages Extraordinaires” 1872 “A Journey to the Center of the Earth” 1864 “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” 1869 Science Fiction A year after Edgar Allan Poe published “The Works of Edgar Allan Poe” Jules Verne published “Five Weeks in a Balloon”. Jules Verne conducted a thorough review of Poe’s work when it was first published and Jules Verne’s most famous story, “Around the World in Eight Days” is credited to the influence from Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Balloon Hoax”.