Osnova sekce

  • Edgar Allan Poe: his life and aspects of his work in a broader cultural context. Read Poe´s poem "To Zante" (at the end of the enclosed document "Poe and the context), ideally before this session. In the document, you will also find poems of some oh his contemporaries - they are included for a possibility of (voluntary) comparison.  

    Prepare for the next session:

    "The Purloined Letter", a short story by E. A. Poe: use this internet version, please:

    http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2148/2148-h/2148-h.htm

    We will discuss these aspects of the story: genre, the narrator and his language, the progress of solving a mystery. In groups, prepare notes in relation to these aspects in English (10-15 lines) and prepare your own question (1) for the class - , based on what you find worth discussing.