Poe Evermore : The Legacy in Film, Music and Television

Edgar Allan Poe exerted a profound influence on many aspects of 20th century culture, and continues to inspire composers, filmmakers, writers and artists. Popularly thought of as a "horror" writer, Poe was also a philosophical aesthete, a satirist, a hoaxer, a psychologist and a prophet of the anxieties and preoccupations of the modern world. Alphabetically arranged, this book explores Poe's major works both in their own right and in terms of their impact on others, including Baudelaire, who translated his works into French; Debussy, Rachmaninoff and the Alan Parsons' Project, who set them to music; Roger Corman, Federico Fellini and Jean Epstein, who interpreted his visions for film audiences; and television shows such as The Six Million Dollar Man and Time Tunnel , which borrowed his imagery (and, in the case of The Simpsons , sent it up). A wide range of other responses to his compelling Tales of Mystery and Imagination , his poetry and the theoretical writings, combine strongly to suggest that Poe's legacy will indeed last forevermore. Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The Angel of the Odd; Annabel Lee; The Assignation; The Balloon Hoax; The Bells; Berenice; The Black Cat; The Cask of Amontillado; The City in the Sea; The Colloquy of Monos and Una and The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion; A Descent into the Maelström; The Devil in the Belfry; The Domain of Arnheim, or The Landscape Garden; The Duc De L'Omelette; Eleonora; Eureka; The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar; The Fall of the House of Usher; The Gold-Bug; The Haunted Palace; Ligeia; Maelzel's Chess-Player; The Man Who Was Used Up; The Masque of the Red Death "Poe exerted a profound influence on 20th-century culture, and continues to inspire composers, filmmakers, writers and artists. Popularly considered a "horror" writer, Poe was a philosophical aesthete, satirist, hoaxer, psychologist and prophet of the anxieties and preoccupations of the modern world. Explores major works in their own right and in terms of their impact on others"-- Provided by publisher