Epstein, in talking about Trump and an underage trafficked girl, invoked a Sherlock Holmes story. But the case is probably one for Poe’s Dupin.
Tag Archives: Edgar Allan Poe
Imploding Edifices, in D.C. and in Lit
Trump demolishing the East Wing of the White House brings to mind various imploding edifices in lit: “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” “Fall of the House of Usher,” and “Princess and Curdie.”
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History That Refuses to Die
Until we face up to America’s dark history, it will be like the corpse in Poe’s “Premature Burial,” scratching to get out.
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Vlad’s Black Riders, Trump’s Tell-Tale Heart
Recent literature citations by opinion writers include “Lord of the Rings,” “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
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The Team Named After a Poem
The Baltimore Ravens, headed for the AFC championship game, are the only team named after a poem. In some ways, the poem fits them.
On Friday 13 and Black Cats
A post on Friday 13 and black cats, with thoughts on Poe and a Rilke cat poem.
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It Was in the Bleak December
Poe’s “The Raven” is one way to usher in “bleak December.” The poem works on the play between madness and reason.
