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Edgar Allan Poe坡 (1809—1849) E.A. Poe (1809—1849) Poe’s mother Edgar Allan Poe（1809—1849）埃德加.爱伦.坡Part I. Life ExperiencePart II Literary PositionPart III. Major Works Part IV. Point of ViewPart V. StylePart VI. AppreciationThis daguerreotype of Poe was taken in 1848 when he was 39, a year before his deathLife ExperienceA miserable childhood: born in Boston, both parents died within two years after his birth, taken into the home of John Allan in Virginia, had an unhappy relationship with his foster fatherAn unhappy youth: at 17 went to the University of Virginia but did not finish, an appointment to West Point but was dismissed less than a year laterA struggling life: in 1833, became an editor of Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond, lost the position because of excessive drinking and an inability to meet deadlines, managed to regain the job in 1835, at 27, married his 13 year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, drifted for several years as editors in different magazines but remained poor all his life Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) “我经常沉湎杯中物，但喝 酒并没使我感到半点儿乐 趣。我不惜生命和名声， 不顾理智，一味喝酒，并 非追求乐趣，而是竭力逃 避令人痛苦的回忆，逃避 无法忍受的孤寂，逃避迫 在眼前的大限。” A bitter and mysterious death: in 1847, wife died of tuberculosis, in 1849, died in mysterious circumstances Life Experience a miserable childhoodwas adopted by John Allan entered the University but didn’t finish went to West Point but was dismissedan unhappy relationship her death in 1847 left him a bitterer life died in mysterious circumstances, in 1849 at 27 he married his 13-year-old cousin Part II. Poe’s literary positionForerunner of western decadent literatureForerunner of aesthetic literatureExplorer of abnormal psychologyFather of psychoanalytic criticismPath-breaker of American detective novelFather of modern short storyHis position Poe’s position in world literature is secure. His influence is world-wide in modern literature. His aesthetics and conscious craftsmanship, his attack on “the heresy of the didactic” and his call for “the rhythmi