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1、Nationality AmericanBirthplaceBostonProfessionAmerican writer, poet, editor and literary criticEducationGraduated from University of VirginiaMain achievementsDetective novels, terror novels, theory of effectRepresentative worksnovel “The Black Cat” ， “The Fall of the House of Usher ”， Poetry “The Ra
2、ven”第1页/共14页第一页，共15页。18091810His father David Poe Jr. died His mother Elizabeth Hopkins Poe died. Edgar was taken into the home of a Richmond merchant John Allan. Edgar Allan Poe was born18111815-1819He attended Manor School at Stoke Newington.1820-1825He wrote several poems when he was a student. L
3、aterit becomes the setting for his story William Wilson. 第2页/共14页第二页，共15页。1826-18271832-183318301828-1829He was promoted in the US army and got the position ofMaster Sergeant. Poe entered West Point. He was dishonorably discharged next year, for intentional neglect of his dutiesPoe attended the Univ
4、ersity of Virginia, but was expelled for not paying his gambling debts. Poe composed some tales, but little is known of his apprentice works. Poe joined the U.S. Army as a common soldier under assumed name, Edgar A. Perry. Poe lived in Baltimore with his fathers sister Mrs. Maria Clemm and taught hi
5、s sister. When he won a contest with his story “Ms. Found in a Bottle”, he got a job as an editor with the Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond.第3页/共14页第三页，共15页。1836183718421849Poe died at the age of 40 in Baltimore. The cause of his death is undetermined.Virginia busted a blood vessel and diedHe
6、 quit his job of Messenger, partly because he felt his salary was too low. With his family he set out to try luck in New York and Philadelphia.Poe married his 13-year-old cousin Virginia Clemm.第4页/共14页第四页，共15页。第5页/共14页第五页，共15页。ElmiraRoysterhisfirstfianceVirginiahisonlywifeinhislifespanNancyRichmond-
7、girlfriendSarahHelenWhitman-hissecondfiance第6页/共14页第六页，共15页。In1826PoeleftRichmondtoattendtheUniversityofVirginia,whereheaccumulatedconsiderabledebt.ThemiserlyAllanhadsentPoetocollegewithlessthanathirdofthemoneyheneeded,andPoesoontookupgamblingtoraisemoneytopayhisexpenses.BytheendofhisfirsttermPoewas
8、sodesperatelypoorthatheburnedhisfurnituretokeepwarm.HumiliatedbyhispovertyandfuriouswithAllanfornotprovidingenoughfundsinthefirstplace,PoereturnedtoRichmondandvisitedthehomeofhisElmiraRoyster,onlytodiscoverthatshehadbecomeengagedtoanotherman.第7页/共14页第七页，共15页。Afteronlyeightmonths,hewasexpelledbytheWe
9、stPoint.Brokeandalone,PoeturnedtoBaltimoretolivewithhisfatherssisterMariaClemm,andherdaughterVirginia.Attheverybeginning,VirginiafirstactedasacouriertocarryletterstoPoesladylovesbutsoonbecametheobjectofhisdesire.Attheageoftwenty-seven,PoebroughtMariaandVirginiatoRichmondandmarriedVirginia,whowasonly
10、13yearsold.Themarriageprovedahappyone,andthefamilyissaidtohaveenjoyedsingingtogetheratnight.VirginiaexpressedherdevotiontoherhusbandinaValentinepoemnowinthecollectionoftheEnochPrattFreeLibrary,andPoecelebratedthejoysofmarriedlifeinhispoem“Eulalie.” 第8页/共14页第八页，共15页。InthefaceofpovertyPoewasstillablet
11、ofindsolaceathomewithhiswifeandmother-in-law,buttragedystruckin1842whenPoeswifecontractedtuberculosis,thediseasethathadalreadyclaimedPoesmother,brother,andfostermother.Inthewinterof1847thatVirginiadiedattheageoftwenty-four,Inatinycottageinthecountry.Poewasdevastated,andwasunabletowriteformonths.第9页/
12、共14页第九页，共15页。Poeattemptedtomarryher,butbecauseofhisexcessivedrinking,theengagementonlylastedaboutonemonth.第10页/共14页第十页，共15页。WhileonlecturetourinLowell,Massachusetts,PoemetandbefriendedNancyRichmond.Hisidealizedandplatonicloveofherinspiredsomeofhisgreatestpoetry,including“ForAnnie.”Butsheremainedmarr
13、iedandunattainable,sotheyhadnoending.第11页/共14页第十一页，共15页。Afterseveralromanceslistedabove,inRichmondhefoundhisfirstfianceElmiraRoysterSheltonwasnowawidow,sohebegantocourtheragain,andplannedonmarriage.OnthetripNorthtopickuphisAuntforthewedding,Poeendedupconsumingtoomuchalcoholanddiedafewdayslaterfromthisbinge(放纵(fngzng)疯狂)drinking.Itisjustoneoftheguessesabouthisdeath.TheexactcauseofPoesdeathremainsamystery.第12页/共14页第十二页，共15页。第13页/共14页第十三页，共15页。感谢您的欣赏(xnshng)！第14页/共14页第十四页，共15页。内容(nirng)总结Nationality第十五页，共15页。
