I would add Poe’s influence on Bradbury. Although I’m not particularly fond of his novel, I do appreciate some of his short stories—one of them being “Usher II” which turns Poe’s world of horror into a whimsical commentary on censorship and modern tech.
He’s also very influential in Latam. Julio Cortázar’s translations of his work are still read to this day. And even modernist poets like Colombian Leon de Greiff were into his work. Here’s his poem on Poe for when you decide to take up learning Spanish: https://www.poesi.as/lgr15002.htm
There's a lot more to Poe than what we learned in high school, and this tells us that his influence went a lot further and longer. It's a pity he drank himself to death so young, and I'm glad to know that we have a biography that dives a lot deeper than the usual material in textbooks.
He was obviously a genius, and a pioneer in multiple genres (science fiction and the detective story at least). It's a shame he burned himself out, but a balanced and responsible Poe probably wouldn't have been a genius.
I would add Poe’s influence on Bradbury. Although I’m not particularly fond of his novel, I do appreciate some of his short stories—one of them being “Usher II” which turns Poe’s world of horror into a whimsical commentary on censorship and modern tech.
He’s also very influential in Latam. Julio Cortázar’s translations of his work are still read to this day. And even modernist poets like Colombian Leon de Greiff were into his work. Here’s his poem on Poe for when you decide to take up learning Spanish: https://www.poesi.as/lgr15002.htm
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There's a lot more to Poe than what we learned in high school, and this tells us that his influence went a lot further and longer. It's a pity he drank himself to death so young, and I'm glad to know that we have a biography that dives a lot deeper than the usual material in textbooks.
He was obviously a genius, and a pioneer in multiple genres (science fiction and the detective story at least). It's a shame he burned himself out, but a balanced and responsible Poe probably wouldn't have been a genius.
If he could have held on for another decade. Agreed, a clean, sober, happy Poe could not have accomplished what he did.