And the Poe connection to crime fiction with his invention of
Dupin relates him to what would become noir, not to mention
his fascination with doomed characters obsessed with dead
women.
By the way, you might all be interested in the
dust I've kicked up in Philly and Baltimore over the last few
weeks. I wrote a piece for the Phila City Paper claiming
Philly as the most deserving home of Poe and some
Baltimoreans (understandably) have called for my head (well,
one of them promised to punch me in the eye). I've been
interviewed on TV and the radio (with more to come next
week). You can find lots of links to whole imbroglio at my
blog and at the Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_left_story/20071015_Let_this_body_be_lifted_evermore_.html
There's even a poll for you to vote where Poe
"should" be buried.
Ed
The Bibliothecary, a blog of literary
endeavour
http://bibliothecary.squarespace.com/
Michael Robison <
miker_zspider@yahoo.com> wrote:
Mark
wrote:
No Poe? Have you read Cawelti's Adventure, Mystery and
Romance
(those words may actually be in a different order)? He
addresses some of the things you say at the end of your
post.
*************** Oh yeah. I reread some Poe and added a few
new ones. That post was just a quick and dirty rundown. I
left out a lot. Like Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
Machiavelli's Prince. You are right, though. I should have
mentioned Poe. The Fall of the House of Usher is noirish.
Gothic. The Black Cat is a new one that definitely weighed in
on the noir side. Message in a Bottle seemed a play on
Ancient Mariner, but not very exciting beyond that. I think
Poe has been a major influence on American literature.
And thank you for the Cawelti reference. I haven't read it.
I'll look for it.
miker
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