1、Maker： 梅梅的遠(yuǎn)方梅梅的遠(yuǎn)方 Page 1Edgar Allan Poe(18091849)Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an important American poet, author,editor,short story writer and critic , considered part of the Romantic Movement in the 19th century. On October 7, 1849, POE died in Baltimore, forty years old, no explainable cause of

2、 death.埃德加埃德加愛(ài)倫愛(ài)倫坡坡Page 2Edgar Allan PoeFather of modern short story.Father of detective novel.Father of psychoanalytic criticism.Page 3Edgar Allan Poemiserable childhood.foster child.entered University of Virdinia at 17 but not finish.went to West Point but was dismissed.worked as editor of some ma

3、gazines.wrote poetry,tales and reviews.unhappy marriage.poor all his life.His LifePage 41839The Fall of the House of Usher.厄舍古屋的倒塌厄舍古屋的倒塌1845The Raven.烏鴉烏鴉1848To Helen.致海倫致海倫1849Annabel Lee.安娜貝爾安娜貝爾李李Major WorksEdgar Allan PoePage 5Edgar Allan PoeGothic elements 哥特元素哥特元素Ordinary&TraditionDeep analys

4、isof humanpsychology心理學(xué)的深入心理學(xué)的深入分析分析Precursorof detectivestories偵探偵探小說(shuō)的先驅(qū)小說(shuō)的先驅(qū)Page 6Poes Artistic theoriesargued for the creation of beauty and intensity of emotion,against the didactic motive for literature.literature should have no social function or responsibility but an expression of the isolate

5、d artist.literary works should have a sense of concentration and unity.Page 7Make Presentation much more fun Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks of yore,That gently, oer a perfumed sea,The weary, wayworn wanderer boreTo his own native shore.On desperate seas long wont to roam,Thy hyac

6、inth hair, thy classic face,Thy Naiad airs have brought me homeTo the glory that was GreeceAnd the grandeur that was Rome.Lo! in yon brilliant window-nicheHow statue-like I see thee stand,The agate lamp within thy hand!Ah, Psyche, from the regions whichAre Holy Land! 海倫，你的美在我的眼里，海倫，你的美在我的眼里，有如往日尼西亞的

7、三桅船有如往日尼西亞的三桅船 船行在飄香的海上，悠悠地船行在飄香的海上，悠悠地 把已倦于漂泊的困乏船員把已倦于漂泊的困乏船員 送回他故鄉(xiāng)的海岸。送回他故鄉(xiāng)的海岸。 早已習(xí)慣于在怒海上飄蕩，早已習(xí)慣于在怒海上飄蕩，你典雅的臉龐，你的鬈發(fā)，你典雅的臉龐，你的鬈發(fā)，你水神般的風(fēng)姿帶我返航，你水神般的風(fēng)姿帶我返航， 返回那往時(shí)的希臘和羅馬，返回那往時(shí)的希臘和羅馬， 返回那往時(shí)的壯麗和輝煌。返回那往時(shí)的壯麗和輝煌。 看哪！壁龕似的明亮窗戶里，看哪！壁龕似的明亮窗戶里，我看見(jiàn)你站著，多像尊雕像，我看見(jiàn)你站著，多像尊雕像，一盞瑪瑙的燈你拿在手上！一盞瑪瑙的燈你拿在手上！塞姬女神哪，神圣的土地塞姬女神哪，神圣

8、的土地 才是你家鄉(xiāng)！才是你家鄉(xiāng)！8To Helenthy beauty is to meLike those Nicean barks of yore. How statue-like I see thee stand.Psyche Helen Psyche Helenrhetorical devicesSymbol象征象征Allusion典故典故Simile比喻比喻Page 9To HelenTheme The theme of this poem is the beauty of a woman with whom Poe acquainted when he was young. App

9、arently, she treated him kindly and may have urged him or perhaps inspired him to write poetry. Beauty, as Poe uses the word in the poem, appears to refer to the womans soul as well as her body. On the one hand, he represents her as Helen of Troythe quintessence of physical beautyat the beginning of the poem. On the