tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post5323263757192466371..comments2024-03-07T11:38:48.622-08:00Comments on We Be Reading: Poe Fridays: The Haunted PalaceKristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-81432496271619919742009-10-03T23:11:46.948-07:002009-10-03T23:11:46.948-07:00Jane - I would recommend going beyond the traditio...Jane - I would recommend going beyond the traditional Poe because there is just such a great variety in his writing. Of course, if you're doing it for the RIP challenge then he has some great stories for that as well!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-87876738536167304382009-10-03T15:44:27.005-07:002009-10-03T15:44:27.005-07:00I've not read much Poe beyond The Raven and Th...I've not read much Poe beyond The Raven and The Telltale Heart, but I liked the bit of the poem you included, so maybe I can add some Poe to my RIP challenge list.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-30880144884995819622009-10-03T09:28:28.465-07:002009-10-03T09:28:28.465-07:00I've read and reviewed The Fall of the House o...I've read and reviewed The Fall of the House of Usher and loved it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-31127453524250535202009-10-02T08:22:41.667-07:002009-10-02T08:22:41.667-07:00Amateur Reader - Yes, satire is always another opt...Amateur Reader - Yes, satire is always another option with Poe. It's been a long time since I last read some of these!<br /><br />Rob - I think as far as the "downfall", I was more curious if it was melancholy or madness or even the infirmity of age. You don't get a sense of how long things were happy and how much time the "king" was able to enjoy before his mind turned dark.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-49054685742214048012009-10-02T07:05:38.544-07:002009-10-02T07:05:38.544-07:00Agree with Amateur Reader above - "Some Words...Agree with Amateur Reader above - "Some Words With a Mummy" is a moderately funny satire (not one of my favorites) with no intention of being scary at all.<br /><br />As for "The Haunted Palace," I think that feeling of sadness you get from reading it shows that Poe was successful. He believed, after all, that the purpose of a poem was to incite emotion - whichever the author chooses. As far as the cause of the downfall of this palace, as you say, it is the human mind. Poe's literary theory presents man as a fallible creature, more subject to the negative side of human nature than the positive. There's no reason for it because it is inherent in all humanity. Hawthorne did the same thing. I agree with your response, though!Rob Velellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284492589098267999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-4717403962911424482009-10-02T06:20:57.490-07:002009-10-02T06:20:57.490-07:00If you want scary, you don't want "Some W...If you want scary, you don't want "Some Words with a Mummy." It's a full-on comedy. If satire is philosophical, it's philosophical.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com