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* Eldorado was written in 1849 *Eldorado was an idea for Poe *Eldorado is spanish for the ''gilded one'' *The term is associated with conquistadors who heard about a ruler who lived in columbia *the conquistadors became convinced that if they found ithe land it would be thiers *The search of Eldorado was unsuccesful because it was never found *When Americans discovered gold in Ca,it convinced thousands of people that a gold rush was at hand *the seekers looked at sutters mill and the muddy streets of San Francisco *Knight is ambigious''or open to interpretation. *the poem is based on an archetypal stroy pattern; journey made to find something of value
Eldorado
"Poe.jpeg." meantalfloss.cachefly.net 10 Dec 2007. 19 Feb 2009
gold001.jpeg.''collectorsinternet.com '' 29 December 2008. 13 Feb 2009
Edgar Allen Poe
Criticism -most people conisder Poe as the possesor of a unique genius. -Poe's tells of the twenties and thirties of the nineteenth century,fashionable novels,and satires, shows that he was very aware of popular trends. -Some of Poe's work was false and exaggerated. - Poe used opium to help him with depression, and also took it while writing his stories Hudson,Ruth.EdgarAllenPoe.American Literature.18 Feb,2009.Ebsco.
10 Facts!
foreshadowing - poe uses forshadowing to hint things that will happen later in the story
Literary Terms
Young, Neil. ''Eldorado-Live.'' Youtube. 08 December,2008. 18 Feburary 2009 .
