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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe. American Gothic Literature. Offshoot of Romanticism. Edgar Allan Poe is considered a “Dark Romantic” He follows some aspects of Romanticism, only with a darker twist Supernatural Emotion and Feeling. Poe was a prolific writer. What makes Poe unique?.

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Edgar Allan Poe

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  1. Edgar Allan Poe American Gothic Literature

  2. Offshoot of Romanticism • Edgar Allan Poe is considered a “Dark Romantic” • He follows some aspects of Romanticism, only with a darker twist • Supernatural • Emotion and Feeling

  3. Poe was a prolific writer

  4. What makes Poe unique? • While Poe’s stories are “creepy” that is not his defining characteristic…..many stories are “creepy” • Poe is emblematic of Gothic Literature in U.S. • Combines horror and Romanticism • Also developing in Europe • Frankenstein- Mary Shelley • Dracula- Bram Stoker

  5. Typical Gothic Elements (Places) • Ruined buildings • Castles • Haunted houses • Dungeons, crypts, catacombs • Secret passageways, winding staircases, mazes • Darkness, shadows, flickering light

  6. Typical Gothic Elements (People and Plot) • Ancestral curses and omens • Madness • Live Burial • Death • Torture and Murder

  7. The Fall of the House of Usher

  8. The Masque of the Red Death

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