An “Atlantic” article argues that British fantasy is richer than American fantasy. I agree that they are different and that there are interesting reasons for those differences–but that American fantasy is vibrant as well.
The classics are capable to doing great good but can they also do harm? Even as they powerfully open up the mind to new possibilities, can they also close it down? A debate.
Literature is filled with fetish objects that take on outsized significance to various characters.
Peyton Manning is like Edgar Allan Poe’s detective Dupin, who uses his keen mind to triumph over devious opponents.
Knowing that surrealist painter René Magritte loved Edgar Allan Poe explains a lot about his work.
Poe’s “Black Cat” has a special attraction for college students–and for good reason.
