Edgar Allan Poe article in The New Yorker
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Edgar Allan Poe article in The New Yorker
by columbusmatt on Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:09 pm
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Re: Edgar Allan Poe article in The New Yorker
by kaolin on Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:49 pm
Indeed.
Really puts context to his writing, as well.
Really puts context to his writing, as well.
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Re: Edgar Allan Poe article in The New Yorker
by jei_toh on Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:04 am
I really enjoyed that. I also don't think that "He wrote that poem because he was hungry" devalues it in any way.
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Re: Edgar Allan Poe article in The New Yorker
by kaolin on Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:33 am
jei_toh wrote:I also don't think that "He wrote that poem because he was hungry" devalues it in any way.
True. Interesting to see what he thought of his fans, though.
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Re: Edgar Allan Poe article in The New Yorker
by jei_toh on Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:24 pm
You're right: it is interesting how he viewed his fans. On the other hand, he obviously seems like a very depressed person, and typically people that depressed have a fairly low opinion of themselves. If he thought badly of himself, wouldn't he think poorly of people who adored him? People like ME?! EAP can lead me by the nose anywhere, and I'd gladly follow! 
I like looking and seeing what makes these creative geniuses tick. It's fascinating. That's one of the reasons that I enjoy blogs so much...for the most part. At the same time, I mourn the mystery that makes creatives so interesting. "I wrote it because I was hungry" is certainly less romantic than "It was a gift of the muses, inspired in my darkest hour by the sight of a raven flying by," but it's still equally as legit. In the end, it doesn't matter to me why he wrote it. It was written, and my world is better because of it.
I like looking and seeing what makes these creative geniuses tick. It's fascinating. That's one of the reasons that I enjoy blogs so much...for the most part. At the same time, I mourn the mystery that makes creatives so interesting. "I wrote it because I was hungry" is certainly less romantic than "It was a gift of the muses, inspired in my darkest hour by the sight of a raven flying by," but it's still equally as legit. In the end, it doesn't matter to me why he wrote it. It was written, and my world is better because of it.
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Re: Edgar Allan Poe article in The New Yorker
by columbusmatt on Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:33 pm
When I lived in New Orleans I used to haunt the used book stores in the Quarter. Old, old books, for the most part.
Heaven.
Found a copy of Poe's essays ("Eureka" among them). One essay was on the composition of The Raven, wherein he claims to have written it backwards, from the last stanza on up to the first. How he intentionally chose the saddest, most evocative rhyme scheme, intentionally chose the saddest, most evocative emotional state (grief over dead/lost love), intentionally chose the most sonorous sound ('never moooooooooooore'), etc.
You (et alia) should search around and try and find a copy of the essay.
Heaven.
Found a copy of Poe's essays ("Eureka" among them). One essay was on the composition of The Raven, wherein he claims to have written it backwards, from the last stanza on up to the first. How he intentionally chose the saddest, most evocative rhyme scheme, intentionally chose the saddest, most evocative emotional state (grief over dead/lost love), intentionally chose the most sonorous sound ('never moooooooooooore'), etc.
You (et alia) should search around and try and find a copy of the essay.
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Re: Edgar Allan Poe article in The New Yorker
by jei_toh on Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:24 am
It does sound like a fantastic essay!
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Re: Edgar Allan Poe article in The New Yorker
by columbusmatt on Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:55 pm
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Re: Edgar Allan Poe article in The New Yorker
by jei_toh on Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:47 am
Awesome! I'll totally check it out. Thanks! 
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