EDGAR ALLAN POE by Daniela Corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76 The master of horror and mystery en-us 2017-09-22 14:01:03 UTC 2025-10-23 06:16:45 UTC hello@padlet.com 0 daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190137384 E. A. Poe was born  on January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor Edgar Allan Poe's tales of mystery and horror initiated the modern detective story, and the atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivaled in American fiction.]]> 2017-09-22 14:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190137384 EDGAR ALLAN POE daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190138880 2017-09-22 14:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190138880 Poe's bigraphy daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190139444 Read and listen to Poe's biography, then answer the following questions
1. What was Poe's childhood like?
2. Who were the Allans?
3. What did he do to face his money problem when he was at University?
4. What can you tell about his experience at the Military Academy of Westpoint?
5. Was his experience at the Southern Literary Messenger successful?
6. What are his major works? When did he publish them?
7. What is his poem "The Raven" about?]]> 2017-09-22 14:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190139444 Here is the Italian version of Poe's biography daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190145970 2017-09-22 14:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190145970 THE FATHER OF THE DETECTIVE STORY daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190146735 Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction and is one of the most important contributors to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.]]> 2017-09-22 14:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190146735 ACTIVITY 1. Read the text and complete the sentences daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190148509 "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841) is credited with being the world's first murder mystery and creating a new genre for novels, "the detective story". Similar to Poe's own personality, this story deals with rationality and irrationality, order and chaos, and surprisingly with murders which were committed by a knife wielding orangutan. (biography.com)

The Detective Story  took its shape thanks to the three stories featuring a new kind of character: the detective embodied by Auguste Dupin". The three stories are:
  • "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
  • "The Mystery of Marie Roget"
  • "The Purloined Letter" 

Although mysteries were not a new literary form, Poe was the first to introduce a character that solved the mystery by analyzing the facts of the case. Poe himself called his tales "tales of logical reasoning"

1. His most famous detective story is......
2. Mr Auguste Dupin is ...
3. Dupin's method is based on ...
3. Some critics compare Poe's personality with his detective stories ....
4. The murders in the short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" have been committed by .....
]]> 2017-09-22 14:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190148509 The Tell-Tale Heart daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190150862 "The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1843. It is told by an unnamed narrator who tries to convince the reader of his sanity, while describing a murder he committed.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]]> 2017-09-22 14:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190150862 The Tell-Tale heart - Activity 2 daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190155983 Analysis
Do the following activity ]]> 2017-09-22 14:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190155983 MENTAL HEALTH daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190157868 The protagonist of Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" can be regarded as a man affected by some mental health disorders or problems. By the way, what is Mental Health? The World Health Organisation (one of the main agencies of United Nations) gives a definition of mental health. Surf the Net and write it down.
http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/mental_health/en/]]> 2017-09-22 14:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190157868 MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190171355 The Website Walk in my shoes raises awareness of Mental Health through support and information Go to the website and choose one among the several mental health challenges. Then discuss your choice with your classmates.]]> 2017-09-22 15:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190171355 Analysis daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190178475
Throughout the story the narrator tries to persuade the reader of his  sanity. This, however, is self-destructive, because in attempting to prove his sanity he fully admits that he is guilty of murder. His denial of insanity is based on his systematic actions and his precision, as he provides a rational explanation for irrational behavior. This rationality, however, is undermined by his lack of motive.

The relationship between the old man and the narrator is ambiguous. Their names, occupations, and places of residence are not given, contrasting with the strict attention to detail in the plot. The narrator may be a servant of the old man's or, as is more often assumed, his son. In that case, the "vulture-eye" of the old man as a father figure may symbolize parental surveillance, or the paternal principles of right and wrong. The eye may also represent secrecy: only when the eye is found open on the final night, penetrating the veil of secrecy, is the murder carried out.


The story's final scene shows the result of the narrator's feelings of guilt. Like many characters in Gothic fiction, he allows his nerves to dictate his nature. Despite his best efforts at defending himself, his "over acuteness of the senses", which help him hear the heart beating beneath the floorboards, is evidence that he is truly mad.  Poe's contemporaries may well have been reminded of the controversy over the insanity defense in the 1840s.

Adapted from Wikipedia

]]> 2017-09-22 15:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190178475 Watch and listen to the video where Giancarlo Giannini performs, in Italian, "The Tell-Tale Heart! He's awesome! daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190182254 2017-09-22 15:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/190182254 Mental health. Quiz time daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/198390193 Try this quiz with your family or challenge your classmates]]> 2017-10-18 17:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/198390193 daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/316784115 2018-12-28 10:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/316784115 ACTIVITY 1. Answers daniela_corvino https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/353111286 2019-04-22 16:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/daniela_corvino/u4089qeuva76/wish/353111286