1st batx ppt

1. Edgar Allan Poe
1809-1849

2. Life
•He became orphan at the age of two.
•He was adopted by the family of John Allan.
•He studied in Chelsea.
•He had alcoholic problems.
•He went to university but he started to have a lot of
debts.
•He enlisted himself at the army.

3. • He started to write when he was in the Army.
• He married his Cousin, Virginia Clemm.
• He participated in several magazines.
• When she died, he started to drink a lot.
• He died in Baltimor in 1849.
Life

4. Works
• He started to write untitled poems.
• His first books were : Tamerlane and other poems and Al
Aaraf, Tamerlane and minor poems.
• He wrote in several magazines.
• His most famous work is The Raven.
• He emphasized especially in the genre of mystery and
horror.

5. Works
• He wrote different genres:
Stories: The Black Cat, the Purloined Letter,
Metzengerstein…
Novel: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of
Nantucket.
Poetry: The Raven, To Helen, The Sleeper, Israfel…

6. Importance
• He wrote important works.
• He influenced some writers
in many ways.
• He unveiled the gothic
grotesque genre in literature.

7. Importance
• He wrote important works.
• He influenced some writers
in many ways.
• He unveiled the gothic
grotesque genre in literature.