爱伦·坡的秘密

  • PaulClemens NormanGeorge PeterGraves
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  • Descendintothedarkworldandtragiclifeofthemelanchol… Descendintothedarkworldandtragiclifeofthemelancholyauthorwhoistheuncontestedmasterofthemacabreandhearexcerptsfromhisfamousworks.  ThelegendofEdgarAllanPoeisfarfromthereality,aswelearninA&E'sBiographyseriesdocumentaryofhislife.Themuchmisunderstoodauthorisgivenafairlookinthis50minuteoverview.Theybringusthesad,brokenPoe,stumblingthroughlecturesandreadings,buttheyalsoshowusagoodmanwholovedliteratureandwantedtosucceedasawriter.  AnystudentofPoehasbeeninundatedwithmacabre,morbidtalesofinvolvingdeadwomen,drugabuseandaffairs.Whatisdisregardedbyearlybiographersarethefactsbetweenthetales.Hecraftedstorieswithcarefulexcellence,dependingontechnique,andnotthelackofsobriety.Hedrewfromhispersonallife,butalsofabricatedcomplexfantasiesthatbecamethemodelforStephenKing,ArthurConanDoyle,AgathaChristieandothers.HispoetrycaughttheattentionofEuropeangreatslikeCharlesBaudelaireandMihalyBabits,who,inturn,translatedPoe'sworksfortheworld.  WeseewherePoelivedan,andhearnotonlyfromhisliteraryworks,buthislettersandthewritingsofthosewhoknewhim.WeareabletoattainasensethatPoewasnotamonsteronlybroodinginhiswoes,butafamilymanwholongedtoremainwithVirginia,wholivedwith,ashewrotein"AnnabelLee,""nootherthoughtthantoloveandbelovedbyme."  Theaffectofthetragedieswhichsurroundedhimareexplored,fromhispoorrelationshipwithhisadoptivefathertothemanydeathsoflovedones,losttotuberculosis.Manymenwouldhavebeenenfeebledtowrite,butPoetookhissadnessandexpresseditasliteraryart.  Ifullyrecommend"Biography-EdgarAllanPoe:TheMysteryofEdgarAllenPoe."Hislifehasthelegendaryelementsofscandalandaddiction,buttoknowPoebetter,itisimportanttolearnbeyondtheclicheslike"masterofthemacabre."ThisDVDdoesthat.  AnthonyTrendl  editor,HungarianBookstore.com