内容简介
   Born to an unfortunate heritage, orphaned, unsympathetically raised, and then abandoned, Edgar Allan Poe struggled for greatness in an adverse social and economic climate -- a setting not improved by his fiery temperament and caustic criticism of others. Poe's melancholy brilliance, his passionate lyricism, and his tormented soul would make him one of the most widely read and original writers in American literature. Here, in one volume, are his classic short works: masterpieces of horror, terror, humor, and adventure -- and the finest lyric and narrative poetry of this ill-fated genius whose influence on both prose and verse continues to this day.
Pocket Books' Enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This edition of Great Tales And Poems Of Edgar Allan Poe contains the original Pocket Books introduction, first published in 1951, along with an updated selection of critical excerpts, and suggestions for further readings.     
作者简介
   Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing 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.
He was born as Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts; he was orphaned young when his mother died shortly after his father abandoned the family. Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan, of Richmond, Virginia, but they never formally adopted him. He attended the University of Virginia for one semester but left due to lack of money. After enlisting in the Army and later failing as an officer's cadet at West Point, Poe parted ways with the Allans. Poe's publishing career began humbly, with an anonymous collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827), credited only to "a Bostonian".
Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming known for his own style of literary criticism. His work forced him to move between several cities, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. In Baltimore in 1835, he married Virginia Clemm, his 13-year-old cousin. In January 1845, Poe published his poem "The Raven" to instant success. His wife died of tuberculosis two years later. He began planning to produce his own journal, The Penn (later renamed The Stylus), though he died before it could be produced. On October 7, 1849, at age 40, Poe died in Baltimore; the cause of his death is unknown and has been variously attributed to alcohol, brain congestion, cholera, drugs, heart disease, rabies, suicide, tuberculosis, and other agents.
Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world, as well as in specialized fields, such as cosmology and cryptography. Poe and his work appear throughout popular culture in literature, music, films, and television. A number of his homes are dedicated museums today.
  埃德加·爱伦·坡(Edgar Allan Poe),十九世纪美国诗人、小说家和文学评论家,在世时曾长期担任报刊编辑工作。其作品在任何时代都有着独一无二的风格。语言精致,形式优美,内容多样,他的小说被公认为短篇哥特小说的巅峰。他是侦探小说的鼻祖,科幻小说的先驱,也是恐怖小说大师。象征主义先行者。此外,爱伦·坡还是一个唯美主义者。     
前言/序言
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					经典文学瑰宝:爱伦·坡的深邃世界  爱伦·坡,这位美国文学史上独树一帜的哥特式大师,其作品以其独特的氛围、精妙的叙事结构和对人类心理幽暗面的深刻剖析而著称。他的文字如同夜色中的微光,既引人入胜,又令人不寒而栗。我们在此为您呈现的这本精选集,旨在带领读者穿越时空的迷雾,深入探索这位天才作家的文学疆域,领略其在短篇小说和诗歌领域所达到的艺术巅峰。  本选集收录的作品,无一不体现了坡对“统一效果”的极致追求。他相信每一部文学作品都应服务于一个预先设定的核心印象,无论是恐惧、悲伤、还是对逝去之美的缅怀。翻开本书,您将接触到一系列构建精妙、逻辑严密的推理故事,以及那些音韵和谐、意境苍凉的绝美诗篇,它们共同构成了坡作品的完整光谱。   短篇小说:逻辑的迷宫与心智的深渊  坡被公认为现代侦探小说的鼻祖。他笔下的侦探,如那位赫赫有名的分析家杜宾先生,不仅仅是解决谜团的工具,更是理性和逻辑的化身。然而,与冰冷的逻辑并存的,是人物内心深处无法抑制的恐惧、罪恶感和偏执。  我们将探讨那些挑战读者心智的作品。例如,那些发生在封闭空间内、充满暗示和象征意义的场景,它们巧妙地利用了环境的压迫感来烘托人物的心理状态。坡擅长从最日常的景象中发掘出令人不安的细节,使读者在阅读过程中,必须保持高度的警觉,以免错过那些隐藏在叙事表象之下的真相线索。  更引人入胜的是他对病态心理的描摹。坡的许多故事主角,往往是那些被自己心魔所困之人。他们的叙述充满了自我辩护的矛盾性,引导读者进入一个介于清醒与疯狂之间的灰色地带。读者将跟随叙述者的脚步,体验那种从内而外崩塌的恐惧——当一个人发现自己最信任的“自我”开始背叛自己时,那种无助与绝望。我们深入探讨了叙事声音的不可靠性,这是坡叙事技巧中最为精妙的部分之一。叙述者往往自以为清醒,实则已被某种无法言喻的冲动所驱使,而正是这种内在的冲突,构成了故事最强大的张力。  这些故事不仅仅是简单的悬疑或恐怖故事,它们是关于人类局限性的哲学探讨。坡毫不留情地揭示了在极端压力下,社会规范与原始欲望之间的脆弱界限。他构建的世界观是内向的、沉思的,其焦点不在于外部世界的宏大事件,而在于灵魂深处细微的震颤与最终的崩溃。   诗歌:韵律中的哀歌与永恒的美  如果说短篇小说展现了坡的逻辑与洞察力,那么他的诗歌则展示了他作为浪漫主义先驱的抒情天赋与对音乐性的执着追求。坡的诗歌是精雕细琢的艺术品,每一个词语的选择、每一个音节的押韵,都经过了严密的计算,以期达到最大的情感冲击力。  本选集中收录的诗篇,往往围绕着一个永恒的主题:对逝去美人的哀悼。这种哀悼并非简单的伤感,而是一种将逝者理想化、甚至神圣化的过程。诗人试图通过完美的韵律和华丽的辞藻,在短暂的生命消逝后,为爱人的记忆构建一座不朽的殿堂。  诗歌中的意象选择极具代表性——乌鸦、月夜、古老的建筑、幽深的林地,这些元素交织在一起,共同营造出一种既华丽又凄美的氛围。例如,那标志性的“永不复焉”(Nevermore),不仅仅是一个重复的词语,它成为了对一切希望破灭、对时间无情流逝的终极注脚。  我们仔细分析了坡在诗歌中对节奏和韵脚的创新使用。他并不拘泥于传统的格律,而是通过巧妙地打破或重新组合韵脚,来模拟心跳的紊乱、或是思绪的起伏不定。这种声音的实验性,使得他的诗歌即使在今天阅读,依然保持着强大的共鸣力和现代感。诗歌的魅力在于其模糊性,它允许读者在特定的情绪氛围中,投射出自己对于失落、死亡与永恒的理解。   总结:跨越时代的文学遗产  本选集不仅是对爱伦·坡创作生涯的忠实回顾,更是一次对文学美学原则的深入学习。通过研读他如何将哥特式的恐怖元素与严谨的叙事结构相结合,以及他如何将对哀伤的体验提升至音乐的境界,读者将更能体会到为何爱伦·坡的作品能够跨越世纪,持续影响着从侦探小说到现代主义文学的广阔领域。  这些故事和诗篇,如同黑暗中闪烁的宝石,要求我们以一种既好奇又审慎的态度去对待。它们邀请我们直面人性的脆弱,沉思存在的虚妄,并在最深沉的黑暗中,寻找一丝理智和美的救赎。这是一次不容错过的文学探索之旅。