Revised Poe Presentation
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This is the second version of a presentation I made about the Edgar Allan Poe and the American Romantics. I focused more on having visually stimulating images as opposed to lots of text on the screen.
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Revised Poe Presentation
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Editor's Notes
- American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic MovementBorn as Edgar Poe in BostonOrphaned at a young age and unofficially adopted by John Allan of RichmondAttended the University of Virginia briefly before briefly attending West PointFirst published work, Tamerlane and Other Works came in 1827 credited to “a Bostonian”His work forced him to move between several cities, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and NYCPublished The Raven in 1845 achieving instant successWhile working on his own journal, The Penn Poe died October 7, 1849, at age 40Cause of his death is unknown and has been variously attributed to alcohol, brain congestion, cholera, drugs, heart disease, rabies, suicide, tuberculosis, and other means
- Narrative poem first published in January 1845Noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphereDetails a raven’s mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow descent into madnessPoe wrote the poem very logically and methodically, intending to create a poem that would appeal to both critical and popular tastesUses internal rhyme heavily as well as alliterationLegacymade Poe widely popular in his lifetime, though it did not bring him much financial successEarned Poe the nickname “The Raven”Produced many different parodiesBoth praised and criticized by literary contemporaries
- Short story first published in November 1846Details the deadly revenge taken by the narrator on a friend who has insulted himContinues Poe’s fascination and the contemporary interest in being buried alive as is the fate of the narrator’s friendBased on a personal rivalry between Poe and Thomas Dunn EnglishLegacyFirst published in Godey’s Lady Book – which at the time was the most popular periodical in AmericaMay have been inspired by the Washingtonian Movement – a temperance movementOne of Poe’s most well-recognized and often read short stories
- Artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in EuropeConsidered in part a revolt against aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of EnlightenmentValidated strong emotion as an authentic source of aesthetic experience, placing new emphasis on such emotion as trepidation, horror and terror, and aweCelebrated the ideals of a gifted, perhaps misunderstood loner, creatively following the dictates of his inspiration rather than the mores of contemporary society.Movement reached America in the early nineteenth centuryIncorporated 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 corruptionEmbraced the individual and rebelled against the confinement of neoclassicism and religious traditionCreated a new literary genre that continues to influence American writersRomantic literature was personal, intense, and portrayed more emotion than ever seen in neoclassical literature