爱伦坡及其诗歌赏析ellenpoe.pptVIP

Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) Poe’s Theories on Poetry His poetry express the same deep hopelessness and rejection of the world as his prose, but in a different way. Expressed in his works “The Philosophy of Composition”,《写作的哲学》 “The Poetic principle”《诗歌原理》 1. He avoids the intrusion of ugliness and tries to create a vision of beauty and a melodious sound. The chief aim is beauty. 2. The function of poetry is not to summarize and interpret earthly experience, but to create a mood in which the soul soars toward supernal beauty. The basic tone is melancholy. 3. He stresses rhythm, opposed to