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 ldquo;horrorrdquo; 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 Poersquo;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 Parsonsrsquo; 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 Poersquo;s legacy will indeed last forevermore.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. What a WASTE! The book is about Turquoise peopleBy Angel StardustThe only COLOR is the cover! This whole book is black and white; cheap paper pages; not even glossy. What a WASTE! The book is about Turquoise people.....what good is black and white! SENDING IT BACK!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Misleading TitleBy Deborah HamelThe author led me to believe by the title and cover art; that it would be a book dealing with the stone turquoise; not the color turquoise. While there are beautiful photographs of quality Native American turquoise jewelry that make up the last 2/3 of the book; there isnt much information about any of it. It is a pretty book; but not much more than that.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy A. MillerBeautiful pictures and interesting. Great for coffee table; conversation book.
