Is the writer’s appeal less about the power and complexity of his prose, and more about the view of him as a perennial underdog?
Tag: Edgar Allan Poe
‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Is So Incoherent, It’s Almost Impressive
There’s a real dearth of Hollywood adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe’s work. Unfortunately, 'The Pale Blue Eye' is far from the film that Poe deserves.
Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Red Death’ in the Times of Coronavirus
On the timeless appeal of Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death'.
Why Do We Like Doing Things We Shouldn’t?
Edgar Allen Poe, Sigmund Freud and cognitive scientists have all wrestled with the human tendency to behave in ways that are irrational and self-defeating.