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2009 marks the Bicentennial of Edgar Allan Poe. Given a variety of titles posthumously -- the United States first literary critic, creator of the detective story, creator of the horror story, among other things -- his was a unique talent in our country's literary history.
The Bibliothecary is an interesting blog about one writer's fascination with Poe, and provides a great many links to Poe-related news, sites, and other nifty stuff. Especially interesting is info on Poe Bicentennial events and coverage in the media. For example, there's a blog entry at John Coulthart's feuilleton blog (a title that should interest pulp fans) about Poe. Also very interesting is the link to The NYTimes' slideshow, as well as a pdf of their coverage of the Centennial of Poe's birth. Nice, interesting stuff about an author whose singular canon influenced many pulp writers and provided fodder for many fictional adventurers.
There are a lot of editions of Poe's works. There also are many works inspired and influenced by his work. We've compiled some of both in our Pulp Rack's Book Rack category on Poe. Check it out by clicking here.
Posted by ds at January 29, 2009 07:59 PM
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