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« on: October 18, 2003, 10:53:16 PM » |
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One of my favorite short story authors would have to be Edgar Allen Poe. His works are considered by the uneducated to be uniformly dark, weird, and creepy, but that is not true. His own life story is an interesting one, and I find his writings to be at times humorous, chilling, thought-inspiring, or just plain fascinating. Does anyone have a favorite story or two by him, and (if so) what?
Oh, and his poetry is also fair game.
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« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2003, 11:35:27 PM » |
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i'm not much of a fan.
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« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2003, 11:52:00 PM » |
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I've enjoyed everything I've read from him so far.
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« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2003, 12:46:13 AM » |
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Edgar was a very disturbing man - but , so am I - On a more positive note, I enjoyed reading the raven - but that does not take away the fact that he was a bit off the deepend at times.
Something I found interesting...
The following is a bibliography of some of the theories of Poe's cause of death that have been published over the years:
Beating (1857)
The United States Magazine Vol.II (1857): 268.
Epilepsy (1875)
Scribner's Monthly Vo1. 10 (1875): 691.
Dipsomania (1921)
Robertson, John W. Edgar A. Poe A Study. Brough, 1921: 134, 379.
Heart (1926)
Allan, Hervey. Israfel. Doubleday, 1926: Chapt. XXVII, 670.
Toxic Disorder (1970)
Studia Philo1ogica Vol. 16 (1970): 41-42.
Hypoglycemia (1979)
Artes Literatus (1979) Vol. 5: 7-19.
Diabetes (1977)
Sinclair, David. Edgar Allan Poe. Roman & Litt1efield, 1977: 151-152.
Alcohol Dehydrogenase (1984)
Arno Karlen. Napo1eon's Glands. Little Brown, 1984: 92.
Porphryia (1989)
JMAMA Feb. 10, 1989: 863-864.
Delerium Tremens (1992)
Meyers, Jeffrey. Edgar A1lan Poe. Charles Scribner, 1992: 255.
Rabies (1996)
Maryland Medical Journal Sept. 1996: 765-769.
Heart (1997)
Scientific Sleuthing Review Summer 1997: 1-4.
Murder (1998)
Walsh, John E., Midnight Dreary. Rutgers Univ. Press, 1998: 119-120.
Epilepsy (1999)
Archives of Neurology June 1999: 646, 740.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (1999)
Albert Donnay
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« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2003, 10:40:19 AM » |
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One person who likes nothing, one who likes everything, and one who thinks he was loony but still enjoys a few of his works.
I would seriously encourage those who dislike Poe's writing or who think he's too dark to read these two stories:
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
The Gold Bug
These are two of my favorite works of his, and neither of them are unnecessarily macabre. His poem Ulalume is perhaps one of the most interesting I've read, if only for its style and motif. And if you want to be chilled, "The Fall of the House of Usher" will certainly do it for you.
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« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2003, 10:43:13 AM » |
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I *love* Edgar Allen Poe. And he was also a Baltimore man. Go us!
Poe is cool. "The Fall of the House of Usher" was amazing, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. His imagery, symbolism and ability to write a good story are incredible. I'm with Vlad!. Poe is great, and if you've been turned off by him, give him a second try.
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« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2003, 12:21:38 PM » |
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Love, love, love "The Raven." Just the sound of the words amazes me. One of my favorite poems.
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« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2003, 12:53:00 PM » |
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i don't like nothing of poe's. i just don't like his writings overall.  |
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« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2003, 01:55:15 PM » |
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I don't like what I've read of Poe (not much).
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« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2003, 02:11:29 PM » |
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His stuff is OK. He was a seriously messed up guy though.
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« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2003, 03:30:41 PM » |
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He had a hard life...and an addictive personality.
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« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2003, 05:46:04 PM » |
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What don't you pholks like about him? Why is his work uninteresting, or merely okay, to you?
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« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2003, 07:20:34 PM » |
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I dunno. I just don't think he's all that great. Personally I don't like reading stories about people getting chopped up and put under the floorboards...  |
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« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2003, 07:50:40 PM » |
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what little i have read i did enjoy...
I don't like people who don't like people just because they are messed up, they're hipocrites like me.
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« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2003, 07:56:34 PM » |
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I didn't say that I didn't like him BECAUSE he was messed up. I just stated that he was.
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« Reply #15 on: October 19, 2003, 08:38:40 PM » |
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I dunno. I just don't think he's all that great. Personally I don't like reading stories about people getting chopped up and put under the floorboards... The story is about a man's conscience driving him mad. The chopping-up part gives him something to have on his conscience... |
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« Reply #16 on: October 19, 2003, 09:35:46 PM » |
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has anyone read the poe tale called 'the black cat' or something along those lines?
that one gave me nightmares. it's about this guy who tries to kill this cat, and it keeps coming back to haunt him. it sounds dumb, but it really freaked me out for some reason.
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« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2003, 12:23:59 AM » |
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lindsay, i know that story. he actually hangs the cat, if i'm not mistaken, and then boards it up inside a wall or something. or there were two cats, and he hanged the first and the second had the markings of a noose on it.... anyway, yeah, creeped the hell out of me when i read it in 10th grade.  |
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« Reply #18 on: October 20, 2003, 06:53:16 AM » |
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I've read that one...
For an example of one of his more humorous works, check out "The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether"
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« Reply #19 on: October 20, 2003, 02:02:35 PM » |
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I think it attests to (not detracts from) Poe's talent that his writing is able to give ppl chills and nightmares.
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« Reply #20 on: October 20, 2003, 02:26:43 PM » |
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Has anyone read Poe's short story called "The Masque of the Red Death"? It's been a few years since I read it, but it was pretty interesting... very morbid, of course, but interesting.
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« Reply #21 on: October 20, 2003, 02:42:14 PM » |
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I really like Poe though I admit I have read very little.
I LOVE "The Raven."
Other favorites include:
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Purloined Letter
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Cask of Amontillado
Poe is very talented and influential(I mean he invented the modern detective story). In a class once, my classmates complained that he was boring and unoriginal, but I think they failed to understand that he was original and the things they were comparing him to were ripping off his style.
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« Reply #22 on: October 20, 2003, 04:42:06 PM » |
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"The Raven" is incredible. I enjoy "The Bells", too.
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« Reply #23 on: October 20, 2003, 04:51:14 PM » |
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what little i have read i did enjoy...
I don't like people who don't like people just because they are messed up, they're hipocrites like me. I can dislike someone who is messed up , soley for being messed up . Nothing wrong with that... |
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Vlad!
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« Reply #24 on: October 20, 2003, 04:52:18 PM » |
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Has anyone read Poe's short story called "The Masque of the Red Death"? It's been a few years since I read it, but it was pretty interesting... very morbid, of course, but interesting. Yeah, it was certainly an interesting one. I LOVE "The Raven."
Other favorites include:
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Purloined Letter
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Cask of Amontillado
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