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Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849 Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849 life Literary Achievements 1 fictions: collected in Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque《荒诞奇异的故事》 ----The Fall of the House Usher《厄舍古屋的倒塌》 ----Black Cat《黑猫》 ----The Tell-Tale Heart《泄密的心》 ----Ligeia《丽姬娅》 ----The Oval Portrait《椭圆形画像》 ----The Cask of Amontillado《一桶白葡萄酒》 ----The Masque of the Red Death《红色死亡的化妆舞会》 ----William Wilson《威廉·威尔逊》 ----The Purloined Letter《被盗的信》 ----The Murders in the Rue Morgue《莫格街凶杀案》 ----The Premature Burial《提前埋葬》 ----Berenice《贝瑞尼斯》 2 poems ---- Raven《乌鸦》 ----Annabel Lee《安娜贝尔·丽》 ----To Helen《致海伦》 ----To Science《致科学》 3 critical essays ----The Poetic Principle《诗歌原理》 ----The Philosophy of Composition《创作哲学》 ---- Review of Twice-Told Tales《评霍桑的〈故事重述〉》 Principles in Poetry Writing Poe defined poetry as “The Rhythmical Creation of Beauty” 1 subject matter 主题 ---- beauty is the basic subject of a poem ---- beauty reaches hits highest level when united with sadness and melancholy ---- the loftiest subject for a poem is the death of a beautiful woman 2 unity of effect 单一效果论 ---- every image, mood, conception, and word in a given composition must have a direct bearing on the climax. 3 read in one sitting 短小精悍 4 read like music 音乐感 Annabel Lee《安娜贝尔·丽》 Edgar Allan Poe in his favorite subject theme, grieves for the death of a beautiful woman in Annabel Lee. In this last poem, young love transcends death and survives in spiritual union.