{"id":3728,"date":"2014-05-08T16:12:07","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T15:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/?p=3453"},"modified":"2016-02-22T17:07:47","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T17:07:47","slug":"poe-to-be-put-on-a-pedestal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/2014\/05\/poe-to-be-put-on-a-pedestal\/","title":{"rendered":"Poe to be Put on a Pedestal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Even after his mysterious death in 1849, the poet and author Edgar Allan Poe remained controversial. Not just for the twisted tone of his chilling tales of terror, or the dark melancholy that haunted his romantic verse, but also for the turbulent life that informed them. During his lifetime, and just after his death, the many enemies Edgar provoked with his waspish tongue, responded by condemning him as a deviant and drunk, even a lunatic and drug addict. In the subsequent century, respected literary critics continued the cacophony of calumny, loftily dismissing his work as immature, clumsy, or even simply irrelevant. <\/p>\n

Yet, despite this, Poe\u2019s status has only grown over time, reaching a point where even his most stubborn critics must at least admire Edgar\u2019s influence. He has been recognised as the father of science fiction and the modern detective novel, as well of course as America\u2019s original Gothfather. His writing has not only inspired a legion of literary imitators, but been adapted for film, music, theatre, games, and countless other media even the ever inventive Edgar could never have dreamed of. Including jewellery, of which more anon\u2026<\/p>\n

\"\"The latest tribute to Poe\u2019s genius comes in the form of a statue, to be erected by the Edgar Allan Poe Foundation this coming autumn, near the writer\u2019s Boston birthplace. Entitled \u2018Poe Returning to Boston\u2019 the piece depicts Edgar striding forward brandishing a briefcase full of papers, flanked by a raven, the bird that became inextricably linked with Poe. Also spilling forth from his bag is a human heart, referencing perhaps both his short story \u2018The Tell-Tale Heart\u2019 \u2013 written near the site of the statue \u2013 and the tragic love affairs that plagued his life.<\/p>\n

\u2018This is a triumphant Poe, returning confidently after a lifetime of literary creativity,\u2019 Stefanie Rocknak, the sculptor commissioned to make the piece, told The Huffington Post. \u2018The raven represents his global fame and endurance, the trunk full of papers symbolizes the scope and power of his work, and the trailing pages are engraved with texts published in or written about Boston.\u2019 While currently still in clay form, the statue will ultimately be cast in bronze, and is scheduled to be officially unveiled on October 5th.<\/p>\n

For those keen to remember this immortal master of the macabre somewhat sooner, or who wish to secure an appropriately melancholy memento they can wear a little closer to their hearts, Alchemy can help. Our designers have crafted numerous Poe-inspired designs, including our Nevermore Fob Watch, the Tell Tale Heart Choker and our sinister Vulture\u2019s Eye Buckle, all perfect for pondering on a midnight dreary\u2026
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Even after his mysterious death in 1849, the poet and author Edgar Allan Poe remained controversial. Not just for the twisted tone of his chilling tales of terror, or the dark melancholy that haunted his romantic verse, but also for the turbulent life that informed them. During his lifetime, and just after his death, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3728"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6679,"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3728\/revisions\/6679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alchemyengland.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}