What’s the first image that pops into your head when you think of Edgar Allan Poe? Is it this ubiquitous one?
Maybe it’s that snapshot of your old roommate from Halloween 2011, when
she tied a fake bird to her arm and knocked everyone’s champagne
glasses over with it. (Just me?) Or is it an image of Poe in one of his
many pop culture incarnations? You wouldn’t be alone.
After all, Poe pops up frequently in contemporary culture—somewhat
more frequently than you might expect for someone who, during his
lifetime, was mostly known as a caustic literary critic, even if he did
turn out to be massively influential. I mean, it’s not like you see a
ton of Miltons or Eliots running around. So today, on the 210th
anniversary of Poe’s birth, I have compiled a brief and wildly
incomplete selection of these appearances. Note that I’ve eliminated
adaptations of Poe’s works, and focused on cameos and what we’ll call
“faux Poes.” Turns out it isn’t just my old roommate—lots of people
really love to dress up as Edgar Allan Poe. ... [mehr] https://lithub.com/a-brief-and-incomplete-survey-of-edgar-allan-poes-in-pop-culture/
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