Unit 5 Humans and nature Topic Talk & Lesson 1 A sea story 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 5 Humans and Nature Topic Talk Watch a video clip What’s your impression of sea? What words will you use to describe sea? Do you know any stories about people and the sea? Who was Edgar Allan Poe? Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, critic, short story writer, and author of such macabre (恐怖的) works as “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1840). Contributing greatly to the genres of horror and science fiction, Poe is now considered the father of the modern detective story and highly lauded (赞扬；赞美) as a poet. Edgar Allan Poe Born: January 19, 1809 Died: October 7, 1849 Occupation: novelist, short story writer, editor, literary critic Masterpieces: The Raven The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Black Cat The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 文化知识——爱伦·坡及相关作品介绍 文化知识——爱伦·坡及相关作品介绍 Masterpieces The Raven Genre: a narrative poem Publication Date: January 1845 Story: It tells of a distraught (心烦意乱的) lover who is paid a mysterious visit by a talking raven. Theme: one of undying devotion Importance: The Raven was first attributed to Poe in print in the New York Evening Mirror on January 29, 1845. Its publication made Poe popular in his lifetime. 文化知识——爱伦·坡及相关作品介绍 Genre: detective fiction, short story Publication Date: April 1841 Story: Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women. Numerous witnesses heard a suspect, though no one agreed on what language was spoken. At the murder scene, Dupin finds a hair that does not appear to be human. Theme: the exercise of ingenuity in detecting a murderer Importance: It has been described as the first modern detective story. 文化知识——品鉴《莫斯肯漩涡沉浮记》 A Descent into the Maelström Introduction Genre: short story Story: In the tale, a man recounts how he survived a shipwreck (海难) and a whirlpool. Importance: It has been grouped with Poe’s tales of ratiocination (推理) and also labeled an early form of science fiction. 文化知识——品鉴《莫斯肯漩涡沉浮记》 Major themes Ratiocination (推理) Sea tale