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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe. The Cask of Amantillado. Edgar Allan Poe. b. Boston, Mass., 1810 ·mom died 1811, taken in by John Allan · some schooling in Britain, U. of Virginia · gambling debts = disowned by Allan. ·1827 join army, used common name · published privately while in army ·

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Edgar Allan Poe

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  1. Edgar Allan Poe The Cask of Amantillado

  2. Edgar Allan Poe b. Boston, Mass., 1810 ·mom died 1811, taken in by John Allan · some schooling in Britain, U. of Virginia · gambling debts = disowned by Allan

  3. ·1827 join army, used common name · published privately while in army · 1836 marry 13 yr old cousin · 1842 burst blood vessel, invalid · 1847 die TB ·

  4. Poe turn to alcohol, drugs, affairs National fame 1845, The Raven Suicide attempts 1845, depression, madness · Died 1849—Drink or Rabies?

  5. The Perfect Murder: Setting • The setting: Italy, 16thC -18thC. • Direct Descriptions: the specific house in which the action occurs, the season, the time of day, & the exact time span the plot covers • created a mood that is appropriate for the action

  6. Thinking About Setting Consider: What effect is crated by these chambers of darkness? What specific details increase the horror? Consider what would have happened to the story and the characters if he setting was different.

  7. The Perfect Murder: Location, Location, Location The Catacombs of Venice underground burial chambers used by the 1st and 2nd century Christian and Jewish communities (mostly at Rome)

  8. Catacomb Construction • like a maze of many, many miles • walls had cut rows of rectangular niches, “loculi,” (designed to contain 1 body, often held remains of more.) • burials were extremely poor and simple • corpses (imitating Christ) wrapped in a sheet or shroud, placed in loculi without coffin • loculi closed with slab of marble or tiles • tombstone=engraved name of deceased & Xtian symbols • structure of tombs (rows one upon another at different levels) gave idea of vast dormitory, called cemetery, a Greek term meaning “resting place.”

  9. Catacomb Laws • Christian catacombs, range from 2nd C to 5th C • Roman law= forbids burial of dead within city walls • all catacombs = outside the city

  10. History of the Catacombs • 1st C Rome’s Xtians no have own cemeteries • if owned land, buried relatives there • everyone else they use common public cemeteries ie “necropolis” (“city of the dead”) • land = $, above ground tombs = lots of space, Xtians = poor • solution = underground tombs: economical, safe and practical; cheaper to dig underground corridors & galleries than buy large pieces of land

  11. Alternatives Uses… • used as hiding/worship places during Xtian persecutions • abandoned when barbarians invade Italy 5th C -6th C • religious artifacts removed from churches/catacombs • targets of raids & pillaging

  12. Catacombs “Discovered” • in time, landslides and vegetation obstructed and hide the entrances • late middle ages (1400s+), entrances forgotten • Antonio Bosio (1575-1629), “Columbus of subterranean Rome.” • Giovanni Battista de Rossi (1822-1894), considered father/founder of Xtian Archaeology

  13. Venetian Carnival…The Beginning • Developed/changed over centuries • some the first relates to a victory of the Venetians won in 1162 • celebration = lots of dancing, street performing, and celebrating

  14. Religious Carnvival • 13th C more religious tones • December 26 to the day before Ash Wednesday, or Fat Tuesday, (beginning of Lent) • time of extraordinary freedom—moral, social, romantic, religious—to be enjoyed before the restrictive season of Lent. • peak = Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras • end = the burning of King Carnival (representing sin) effigy— represents the cleansing of the post-celebration soul in preparation for Lent

  15. Carnival Costumes • most popular 16th C - 18th C • masks always a tradition—now much more extravagant, w/ costumes and decorations • masks depict famous characters from local history • masks allowed wearers freedom to “enjoy the celebration.”—to be anonymous

  16. Carnival…The Rebirth • slowly dying off 19th C & 20th C –no longer celebrated after World War II • revived 1980—become cultural icon worldwide

  17. Carnival Around the World • variations also occur in Rio de Janiero, & New Orleans, LA • religious concepts are the same • styles & celebrations distinct from one another

  18. Mardi Gras: New Orleans, LA

  19. Traditional Medieval Costumes

  20. 16th C & 17th C Costumes

  21. 16th C & 17th C Costumes

  22. Traditions Continue…

  23. New Traditions

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