文档介绍：The Fall of the House of Usher ?厄?舍?古?厦?的?倒?塌 Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (埃德加·爱伦坡) ? Three parts ?? I Biography ?? II Main works ? III Historical position I Biography( ( 1809 ~ 1849 ) ( I ) Poe's Childhood a He was born in Boston on Jan 19, 1809 . b His father died when he was 2 years old. c He went to the University of Virginia in 1826,but quit school less than a year later because of drinking heavily . 两岁丧父,童年凄苦,沉迷酗酒,大学肄业。?( II ) A Struggling Writer ? a In 1831, He submitted stories to many of magazines and they were all rejected. ? b In 1835, Edgar finally got a job as an editor of a newspaper. ? c In 1840, he started his writing career and published his first detective story . ? d In 1843 , He tried to start a magazine but failed and he could barely make a living . ?求职受阻,写作致富,身价百万?创业失败,工作不稳,勉强度日。? ( III ) Final Days ? a His wife died in 1847, 10 days after his ? birthday. ? b After losing his wife, Poe collapsed from stress and was also in poor health . ? c He died in October 7, 1849 with some ? uncertain reasons. ?爱妻辞世,心伤难愈,晚年孤寂。?病魔缠身,饮恨西归,死因不明。. II Main Works ? Gothic (歌特) story ? Detective story ? Poetry ? Gothic Story ? a The Masque of the Red Death (红死病的假面舞会) ? b The Fall of the House of Usher (厄舍古厦的倒塌) ? c The Angel of the Odd (奇怪天使) ? d The Devil in the Belfry (钟楼魔影) ? e The Oval Portrait ( 椭圆形画像) ? f The Man That Was Used Up (被用光的人) ? g King Pest (瘟疫王) Detective Story a Thou Art the Man (你就是凶手) b The P urloined Letter( 被窃之信) c The Mystery of Marie Roget( 玛丽·罗杰疑案) d The Murders in the Rue Morgue( 莫格街谋杀案 ) f The Gold-Bug( 金甲虫 ) g The Oblong Box (长方形箱子) Poetry a To Helen ( 致海伦 ) b To One in Paradise (致乐园中的一位) c The Sleeper( 睡美人) d The Valley of Unrest( 不安的山谷 ) f The City in the Sea( 海中之城 ) g Silence, a ( 十四行诗) ——静 h