美国文学欣赏Edgar-Allan-Poe.pptVIP

It is generally considered a tribute to Mrs. Jane Stanard, a Rickmond matron considerate of the young Poe. This piece celebrates an idealized woman as the incarnation of the pure, unattainable , romanticized beauty of antiquity. It is the abstract yearning of the young male for the perfect woman. The symbol of Helen of Troy permits the mind to comprehend a long-departed civilization. His theory for short story-- clarity 1. The short story must be of such length as to be read at one sitting (brevity), so as to ensure the totality of impression. 2.The very first sentence ought to help to bring out the “single effect” of the story. 3. No word should be used which does not contribute to the “pre-established” design of the work (compression). 4.A tale should reveal some logical truth with “the fullest satisfaction” and should end with the last sentence, leaving a sense of finality with the reader. (a certain decision 某种结局） Poe’s theory for short story Short story should be of brevity, totality, single effect, compression(压缩) and finality. His theory of poetry 1.His poetic theories are remarkable in their clarity. 2.The poem should be short, readable at one sitting (or as long as “The Raven”). 3. Its chief aim is beauty, namely, to produce a feeling of beauty in the reader，to pure one’s soul. 4.Melancholy is the most legitimate of all the poetic tones. 5.Poetry does not have to inculcate a moral. 6.The artistry of the poem lies not in what is being said but in what way it is said. (form is superior to content) 7.stresses musical quality of verse and defines true poetry as “rhythmical creation of beauty.” Poe’s theory for poetry poems short but achieve maximum effect produce a feeling of beauty in the reader pure“, not to moralize He stresses rhythm insists on an even(规则的) metrical flow 真实能够满足人的理智,感情能够满足人的心灵, 而美则能激动人的灵魂 Themes 1. death – predominant theme 2. horror “Poe is not interested in anything alive. Everything in Poe’s w