Part III(三)The Literature of Romanticism 美国文学教材.pptVIP

Part III The Literature of Romanticism Edgar Allen Poe 5. Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849) short-story writer, poet, editor, critic a pioneer in poetic and fictional techniques Father of modern short story Father of detective story (“The Murders in the Rue Morgue”: Auguste Dupin ) Father of psychoanalytic criticism contribute to the emerging genre of science fiction Life He was one of the first American authors of the 19th century to become more popular in Europe than in the United States. He remained the most controversial and most misunderstood literary figure in the history of American literature. His most enduring tales are Gothic. Poes version of Gothic literature is fundamentally hyperbolic — horror is so intense that it verges on the grotesque. Artistic Principles Theories on Poetry Principles for Short Stories Major Works: “Ms. Found in a Bottle” 1833 Tales of the Grotesque and the Arabesque 1840 “The Fall of the House of Usher” “William Wilson” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” 1841 “To Helen” 1831 “Israfel” 1831 The Pit and the Pendulum 1842 “The Black Cat” 1843 The Tell-Tale Heart 1843 “The Raven” 1845 (brought him national fame) “Annabel Lee” 1849 The Philosophy of Composition 1846 The Poetic Principle 1850 Artistic Principles The creation of beauty and intensity of emotion; against the didactic motive for literature. Theories on Poetry utmost concentration and unity：short, readable at one sitting scrupulous use of words rhythm: melodious sound (alliteration, assonance, and repetition) basically melancholy tone beauty is chief aim (“The death of a beautiful woman”) “Pure” poetry deep hopelessness and rejection of the world Principles for Short Stories Brevity and totality; single effect; compression; finality. Truth is the aim of the tale. Fiction should stimulate readers and impress them deeply. And works should be judged by their psychological effect upon the readers. Horace Walpole (an English writer) In 1764, he published his Gothic novel, The