Why should you read Edgar Allan Poe? - Scott Peeples

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The prisoner strapped under a descending pendulum blade. A raven who refuses to leave the narrator’s chamber. A beating heart buried under the floorboards. Poe’s macabre and innovative stories of gothic horror have left a timeless mark on literature. But just what is it that makes Edgar Allan Poe one of the greatest American authors? Scott Peeples investigates.
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@agochk01
@agochk01 5 років тому
It's a shame that many famous artists live in poverty or are not recognized for their works until after they die.
@troelsmller3986
@troelsmller3986 5 років тому
It's a shame that many people live in poverty, never are recognized for whatever valuable traits they possess and then finally vanish from the face of earth without leaving any trace.
@edgarcu12
@edgarcu12 5 років тому
@@troelsmller3986 oh thanks for repeating what he said
@sergiopacheco2939
@sergiopacheco2939 5 років тому
Not in Europe, especially France. Baudelaire translated the works of Poe. Poe was really admired and respected throughout Europe. Maupassant was able to read Poe though Baudelaire. Here he was considered a hack, pernicious and extreme. The same fate had Lovecraft
@justrenee2640
@justrenee2640 5 років тому
@@sergiopacheco2939 it seems that Europe in general actually responds quite well to great art..even mediocre art..however in the u.s. you must have kairos &good looks on your side in order to "make it"...talent coumts for nothing in our country...
@scummybabyelephant6094
@scummybabyelephant6094 5 років тому
@@edgarcu12 no thanks for showing your stupidity
@giosantos836
@giosantos836 4 роки тому
"And all I loved. I loved alone" -Edgar Allan Poe
@erjonrama7102
@erjonrama7102 3 роки тому
whats its mean
@maclaram11
@maclaram11 3 роки тому
This hits so hard
@freeibear8923
@freeibear8923 3 роки тому
That's my favorite poem
@BrianCarnevaleB26
@BrianCarnevaleB26 3 роки тому
Poe was a visionary ahead of his time. The Absynthe running through his veins while he wrote
@BrianCarnevaleB26
@BrianCarnevaleB26 3 роки тому
"Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears. All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream. Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality. I have no faith in human perfectability." I included this quote in my 8th-grade essay. this moment is recalled because it was one of the few A letter grades I ever received. He pulled me in with his writings and helped me to imagine things that were just a mere mirage.
@rayyanstyles3993
@rayyanstyles3993 5 років тому
“The most powerful emotion is fear. And the greatest fear is fear of the unknown”
@joegarcia0
@joegarcia0 5 років тому
-H. P. Lovecraft. Aka Poe's successor.
@troglodyte4207
@troglodyte4207 5 років тому
Sir Noodilius Rames That’s a lovecraft quote, not very fitting
@necronyx7176
@necronyx7176 5 років тому
@@troglodyte4207 you don't think so? Why not?
@Jaguadarte__
@Jaguadarte__ 5 років тому
So anxiety
@jasperwatch7399
@jasperwatch7399 5 років тому
@@joegarcia0 Um first thats HP Lovecraft, not even the full quote, and, and J-a Garcia, HP Lovecraft was looonng before Edgar Allen Poe
@cynicalcenobia
@cynicalcenobia 5 років тому
"And so, being young and dipped in folly I fell in love with melancholy." - Edgar Allan Poe
@Gabriel-qc9pw
@Gabriel-qc9pw 3 роки тому
What poem was this from?
@CuleKiD
@CuleKiD 3 роки тому
@@Gabriel-qc9pw Romance
@rachelciim5247
@rachelciim5247 Рік тому
edgar allan poe? more like edgar allan no
@pixelzebra8440
@pixelzebra8440 5 місяців тому
His words feel like they’re dancing on your tongue
@pixelzebra8440
@pixelzebra8440 5 місяців тому
@rachelciim5247 Why though
@user-xh5by6lc6d
@user-xh5by6lc6d 5 років тому
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before."- Edgar Allan Poe
@krabbykat9918
@krabbykat9918 5 років тому
ട്യൂബോളി his writing is the most beautiful most visceral I've ever read!!
@rayyanstyles3993
@rayyanstyles3993 5 років тому
“The most powerful emotion is fear. And the greatest fear is fear of the unknown”
@geethaharriet7543
@geethaharriet7543 5 років тому
Machaa ✋✋
@mrfunnybones7198
@mrfunnybones7198 5 років тому
Dhe ividem malayali
@XCM666
@XCM666 5 років тому
I'm usually not much for poetry but The Raven is so striking in its beauty I can't help it. You could have picked almost any pair of lines from that poem and it would have been equally good.
@Gr95dc
@Gr95dc 5 років тому
This voice was perfect for this video
@kreeesqeeel
@kreeesqeeel 5 років тому
IKR! I loved the tone, the adjectives - gah, just everything!
@Deloxo
@Deloxo 5 років тому
GraceDcastle yeah the main guy who does Ted Ed would completely change the feeling of this video
@rusc9275
@rusc9275 4 роки тому
so trueee
@empresscarrot5417
@empresscarrot5417 3 роки тому
Yes! He's perfect for horror audio books!
@neftalireyes1149
@neftalireyes1149 3 роки тому
That’s fax
@RANDOM27ify
@RANDOM27ify 5 років тому
That picture of Edgar Allan Poe you described in the beginning. Pale skin, sunken eyes. Well that was a picture taken after a failed overdose. They were taking a picture of him cause they thought he was gonna die and they were gonna use said picture to make paintings of him to remember him by. *quite a common practice at the time* He was actually quite a handsome man.
@Roamancing
@Roamancing 5 років тому
Oh, thats a bit of chilling history.
@johnora3857
@johnora3857 5 років тому
But there are several pictures of him all of which look simiral
@RANDOM27ify
@RANDOM27ify 5 років тому
@@johnora3857 I beg to differ. Those are most likely replicas of the same picture. Have you seen portraits of him in his younger and even older days. As well as his pictures when he was in the military???
@johnora3857
@johnora3857 5 років тому
Happy Shadows ok, interesting. Never seen other pictures
@RANDOM27ify
@RANDOM27ify 5 років тому
@@johnora3857 You can find them online and in the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond.
@UBCMETCommunity
@UBCMETCommunity 5 років тому
Such a clever animation of a great writer. I can't help but smile and think that Poe would have approved of the style in which you portrayed him and his work.
@imobear3054
@imobear3054 5 років тому
Thump thump, thump thump ... goes the beating heart.
@AhimsaMedia
@AhimsaMedia 5 років тому
That it was. Made me somewhat emotional in parts.
@madil2259
@madil2259 5 років тому
@@AhimsaMedia same. It reminded me of a horror/mysterious story i once read that gave me shivers. Also it made me feel sorry for the guy that both his wife and mother died that early. Poor fellow.
@ibtissam5376
@ibtissam5376 2 роки тому
Can't agree more.
@sophiaclark2931
@sophiaclark2931 6 місяців тому
I thought something similar
@aparnadasgupta1872
@aparnadasgupta1872 5 років тому
"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream." Man! What a powerful quote. This quote itself explains why one should read Edgar Allan Poe
@sahibjot01
@sahibjot01 5 років тому
Aparna Dasgupta i don’t get the quote .. ?
@aparnadasgupta1872
@aparnadasgupta1872 5 років тому
@@sahibjot01 it's a metaphorical way of saying that what we perceive or understand, may not be the reality.
@robert4598
@robert4598 5 років тому
Thanks to Jehu in Excel for introducing him to me.
@leojiangtheterrible7142
@leojiangtheterrible7142 5 років тому
I think this might be the inspiration for inception.
@bennyjose563
@bennyjose563 5 років тому
Aparna Dasgupta can u explain it? Well in other words....
@dexterluckes7040
@dexterluckes7040 5 років тому
Ted-ED just keeps delivering
@jonfernic9138
@jonfernic9138 5 років тому
For real
@johncloois7565
@johncloois7565 4 роки тому
Ted-ED is the Fed-Ex of educational videos.
@dimatadore
@dimatadore 5 років тому
My absolute favorite quote is from his poem "Alone" "From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were-I have not seen As others saw-I could not bring My passions from a common spring From the same source I have not taken My sorrow-I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone And all I lov’d-I lov’d alone"
@freeibear8923
@freeibear8923 3 роки тому
That's my favorite poem aw
@nessiemour4750
@nessiemour4750 3 роки тому
One of my favorites as well : )
@solonada9602
@solonada9602 Рік тому
'Tis a masterpiece! Beautifully written, with words deeply relatable.
@Laocoon283
@Laocoon283 Рік тому
My favorite part of that poem is how juxtaposes his social isolation in the first half and how he copes with that through his love of nature and wonder in the second half.
@pixelzebra8440
@pixelzebra8440 5 місяців тому
*loved
@aleezakashani3228
@aleezakashani3228 5 років тому
It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me.
@daria3568
@daria3568 5 років тому
My favorite one💔
@renewannewithaneplease5546
@renewannewithaneplease5546 5 років тому
this was the poem that got be hooked to him 💙
@aleezakashani3228
@aleezakashani3228 5 років тому
@@renewannewithaneplease5546 same here
@j.s.8761
@j.s.8761 5 років тому
Faaaaavourite (obviously)🙂
@aa-bs7vs
@aa-bs7vs 4 роки тому
God I will never tire of Annabel Lee
@ashleyhyatt6319
@ashleyhyatt6319 5 років тому
“Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence- whether much that is glorious- whether all that is profound- does not spring from disease of thought- from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect.”
@ashleyhyatt6319
@ashleyhyatt6319 5 років тому
I'm not aware of it referencing Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. It's from a painting that I've always liked. Le Désespéré by Gustave Courbet
@ashleyhyatt6319
@ashleyhyatt6319 5 років тому
Excellent choice of cover art for the book. Certainly the main character was a desperate man.
@natalijacakovan174
@natalijacakovan174 5 років тому
eleonora
@McJethroPovTee
@McJethroPovTee 5 років тому
The man is a great *Poe-t* , amiright? I'll see myself out!
@digressingalice2764
@digressingalice2764 5 років тому
Ba-dum, tss!!
@waynej2608
@waynej2608 3 роки тому
Eddie Poet. Writer, dreamer, tortured romantic soul. Lover of fine wine and intriguing young women. Lout. Genius. Bon vivant, in need of train fare. American. Citizen of the Astral plane. My old friend. Eddie. 😎🕸🍷💔🌌
@dillonfulhart6624
@dillonfulhart6624 3 роки тому
Great music choice
@RaptrRamblings
@RaptrRamblings 3 роки тому
AYYYYYYYYYYE
@notmars9074
@notmars9074 2 роки тому
nah dude married his cousin when she was 13 and he was like twice her age
@josephedmondson1969
@josephedmondson1969 2 роки тому
I feel like both Poe and Lovecraft were on similar paths. Both passionate about what they wrote, they both suffered traumatic losses of their loved ones, antagonistic, lived in poverty. Yet, despite all of this, they both ended up as well loved writers and inspirations to others long after their deaths.
@ismailabdelirada9073
@ismailabdelirada9073 Рік тому
Not "despite" but "because." Terrible lives are often the price of genius.
@aliamr3515
@aliamr3515 4 роки тому
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality. -Edgar Allan Poe
@naingchanmyae
@naingchanmyae 5 років тому
I love Edgar Allan Poe’s books so much that I once stole his short stories book from a library and never return to it again.
@emileblackwood8338
@emileblackwood8338 5 років тому
You monster.
@naingchanmyae
@naingchanmyae 5 років тому
Angelica Marie Vivien McLaren it was really old already!
@naingchanmyae
@naingchanmyae 5 років тому
Angelica Marie Vivien McLaren beside I live Burma so the currency difference so huge that it is too expensive for me to own a book written in English. And not a lot of people in my country read English books anyway so my action could not affect anything or anyone.
@robertkelly9772
@robertkelly9772 5 років тому
@@naingchanmyae Stop trying to rationalize your peculation! And get down on your hands and knees and pray to the godess Laverna to save your miserable mortal soul!
@weirdverma
@weirdverma 5 років тому
I'd have done the same thing if I was you
@penelope4383
@penelope4383 5 років тому
Finally, Edgar Allan Poe's video. His poems and muses are beautiful. I love his "Alone" poem the most. Thank you for making this video. ❤️
@cesarethesomnambulist
@cesarethesomnambulist 5 років тому
"And all I lov’d - I lov’d alone" ❤
@penelope4383
@penelope4383 5 років тому
@@cesarethesomnambulist From the thunder and the storm, And the cloud that took the form (When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view. ❤️
@aashiyanaashfaqueiv-aroll-4131
@aashiyanaashfaqueiv-aroll-4131 3 роки тому
I love 'The Tell-tale heart' the most
@FredRichardLarry7497
@FredRichardLarry7497 2 роки тому
I've felt bad for poe
@simrat9250
@simrat9250 Рік тому
"Anabel lee" 😌😌
@amapiria
@amapiria 5 років тому
After reading The Cask of Amontillado back in high school, I was instantly captured by Poe’s writing. “Nemo me impune lacessit” and the narrator’s lack of regret- I have never encountered those themes before. Then I had this book which contains his famous short stories which I found hard to devour since I was still young, yet there’s something about the quality of his work that just pulls you in. Of course, if you ask me who my favorite writer is, it’s Poe. Always.
@salvinlevi1242
@salvinlevi1242 5 років тому
It feels sad to realise that his personal life was as haunted as his stories. But on the other hand, I feel happy that instead of breaking down or getting depressed, Edgar turned his adversities into a source of inspiration. To me, you are a true hero Edgar.
@pixelzebra8440
@pixelzebra8440 5 місяців тому
He probably was depressed judging by his stories and his addiction. I think what you meant to say is that he used this to make something constructive
@hiazhar2008
@hiazhar2008 5 років тому
Now that's a classic goth literature 😀
@gz2223
@gz2223 5 років тому
Mohammed Azharuddin 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
@giacomofasulo3861
@giacomofasulo3861 5 років тому
Great music choice
@giacomofasulo3861
@giacomofasulo3861 5 років тому
I don't know I just thought it was on point with the video,sorry
@estellaespanola6386
@estellaespanola6386 5 років тому
Do someone knows how to find the soundtrack?
@betreyaljustice6096
@betreyaljustice6096 5 років тому
Ahhh yes the narrators voice with rain makes the perfect combo
@derekbarrantes9463
@derekbarrantes9463 4 роки тому
Edgar Allan Poe is arguably one of the greatest writers of all time. Not only was he a master of writing about the macabre, but he was also the man who created detective fiction. If it weren’t for his very own sleuth C. Auguste Dupin, we would never see characters like Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. His influence was even felt outside of the west. In Japan, famed mystery writer Taro Hirai based his own pen name “Edogawa Ranpo” on the prolific poet. There’s so much I have to say about this man since he’s been a great inspiration to me as a writer.
@TinyMedicine
@TinyMedicine 5 років тому
Sunken eyes, sickly pallor, deep exhaustion & writes horror stories? I know whom!
@thedollofthemonthseries
@thedollofthemonthseries 5 років тому
me
@comedyislyf
@comedyislyf 5 років тому
Who*
@HelgaCavoli
@HelgaCavoli 5 років тому
Gaiman?
@sethleoric2598
@sethleoric2598 5 років тому
Howard phillips lovecraft
@Abraxis86
@Abraxis86 5 років тому
Franz Kafka?
@Smolstarfish
@Smolstarfish 5 років тому
*pounding excitedly on the table* Poe POE *POE*
@starrysterre
@starrysterre 4 роки тому
The chanting of "POE" grows louder with every pound as more people chime in
@sivawright
@sivawright 5 років тому
Please do more "Why should you read" series! It would be awesome if you do Oscar Wilde or Christopher Marlowe...
@emilygriest9188
@emilygriest9188 4 роки тому
when I came to my English teacher about doing my essay on Poe, and dedicating my whole semester to reading his work she was ecstatic, and I now understand why. after I did an in depth breakdown of the Raven I wanted to read more of his work. the narration of Artur pym( forgive me I forget the spelling) was one of my favorites and I was enthralled with all of his elaborate and deep views of everything. he is by far my favorite author and poet and this video captured his style amazingly.
@ghostinthegaslight
@ghostinthegaslight 2 роки тому
You have a great teacher. So happy to hear of teachers who nurture the enthusiasm Of their students. Here’s a little film, reading THE RAVEN I made for anyone who loves Poe… hope you enjoy. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/nqZjfKili45904k.html
@takpuilo9776
@takpuilo9776 5 років тому
Will you ever make a video about H P Lovecraft?
@cheesecakelasagna
@cheesecakelasagna 5 років тому
Yes!! throw in some T.S. Elliot in there as well
@jaojao1768
@jaojao1768 5 років тому
Good idea
@ahzayah9026
@ahzayah9026 5 років тому
His inspiration was Poe by the way
@Gr95dc
@Gr95dc 5 років тому
❤ That would be great
@george7red
@george7red 5 років тому
Exactly what I was going to suggest. Would be a good follow up
@digitalfootballer9032
@digitalfootballer9032 5 років тому
Poe was one of my favorites in school. And I was not a big fan of English literature class in general. But Poe was great. So was Twain, Vonnegut, and Orwell. Anyone who challenges your mind with cleverly hidden meanings.
@FRISHR
@FRISHR 3 роки тому
Edgar preferred to be called by his Goth name “Nightpain”
@fakename3440
@fakename3440 3 роки тому
Gothic not goth
@cygarcia2513
@cygarcia2513 5 років тому
"There is a kingdom by the sea, with a maiden named Annabelle Lee" Not the exact line tho, but I love this poem. We studied him for English class as part of our grade 9 curriculum
@citriz
@citriz 2 роки тому
E.A. Poe has a special place in my heart. While most things that we read at school were automatically ruined by the fact that they were school work, I found The Raven so enjoyable & intriguing that I went to research him & more of his works. His poems, stories, & melancholy style touch a part of the soul that not many writers can. I may have become addicted to sadness & stories of the insane, but his work feeds that dark & lonely side of ourselves with thoughtfully structured stories & lyrical writings that lure the reader towards the deep & unreliable mind of human beings.
@AStrangePersonOnline
@AStrangePersonOnline 6 місяців тому
Its cringy to say this but I only knew Poe from Bsd. But that doesn't stop my appreciation for the real Poe. I have always loved bsd's Poe and hearing about why he is such a iconic author only makes me love both Poes even more! I am glad i watched bsd because I am finally getting to learn about all these amazing authors
@ismailabdelirada9073
@ismailabdelirada9073 Рік тому
Certain names fill with tears the eyes of those who know the stories of the men and women who bore them: Poe, Lovecraft, Van Gogh, Curie, Tesla. Greatness of mind and heart seldom pass unpunished.
@DineseBeckert
@DineseBeckert 2 роки тому
True story! My babysitter, when I was 4, read me Edgar Allan Poe nightly. She taught me how to read and Edgar's collection was my first book! I have this book today! What I learned listening to her was visualization as Edgar was an amazing writer for that. This has most definitely carried me my whole life, at 61 I can hear someone telling a story and visualize it wonderfully. I never forget the visualizations!...I will never forget the Beating heart!!!
@simo947
@simo947 5 років тому
Every time I watch a literature video from you guys (as a non-native English speaker), I am always amazed at how many awfully specific yet useful English words there is. Sincerely thank you
@ghoul5371
@ghoul5371 3 місяці тому
There’s always a more specific yet tedious word out there I swear
@theherooverthere
@theherooverthere 3 роки тому
Me before Bungou Stray Dogs: Man, Edgar Allan Poe's writings are so cool After Bungou Stray Dogs: Hehe, goth daddy with raccoon go brrrrr
@kaedeharakazuhaismyhusband
@kaedeharakazuhaismyhusband 2 роки тому
Yes
@kaedeharakazuhaismyhusband
@kaedeharakazuhaismyhusband 2 роки тому
From BSD with love
@osamudazai9014
@osamudazai9014 2 роки тому
Finally a BSD comment😍
@osamudazai9014
@osamudazai9014 2 роки тому
I'm a Poe fan since I'm a kid (I'm not American though).
@minatimurmu9798
@minatimurmu9798 2 роки тому
Same 😂
@luciferalpha3080
@luciferalpha3080 5 років тому
So many great writers and artists in history lived difficult lives and were only posthumously celebrated and loved. I hope they all know and are all smiling with joy wherever they are now.
@rosie8002
@rosie8002 2 роки тому
I have watched bungou straydogs and now i know that some of the Charecters are based on real life people like ' Osamu Dazai ' , ' Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Edgar Allen poe ' It makes so much sense now . Dazai has the ability ' No longer human ' Fyodor has the ability ' Crime and punishment and poe can make people go inside his books . 😆
@dana1453
@dana1453 6 місяців тому
yup i was lloking for a bsd comment jsjs
@deepannitakundu569
@deepannitakundu569 5 років тому
The animation & the background score is amazing ...loved it entirely 💗
@readmore6042
@readmore6042 5 років тому
I really am a huge fan of Edgar Allan Pope’s works especially his short stories. I keep telling my friends that his stories are absolutely great and they always reply with “Who? If he’s so great how come I’ve never heard of him.” Hope this video can make them understand why I love his stories so much. He also serves as my greatest inspiration as a beginner feature writer that’s slowly growing.
@stars-and-clouds
@stars-and-clouds 5 років тому
The animation, music, colours, sound effects, narration, everything was _en pointe_ . Perfect.
@notherepim
@notherepim Рік тому
The best writer ever. You're appreciated, Poe. Rest in peace, my guy.
@unleashingpotential-psycho9433
@unleashingpotential-psycho9433 5 років тому
I think he made fantastic haunting and endearing poems.
@Mk-gk3wv
@Mk-gk3wv Рік тому
Rest in peace, Mr. Poe. Will he be forgotten to lovers of literature? Nevermore.
@viieswkit
@viieswkit 5 років тому
4:34 Goosebumps. Real goosebumps ahhhh There's just something about Poe smiling that seems so.. It's indescribable
@ghostinthegaslight
@ghostinthegaslight 2 роки тому
And what a smile that would be! Here’s a little film, reading THE RAVEN I made for anyone who loves Poe… hope you enjoy. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/nqZjfKili45904k.html
@shiela.7927
@shiela.7927 2 роки тому
This is amazing. Edgar Allan Poe was the very first classic author I've ever known when our English teacher introduced him when I was in high school. I love his short stories, especially Ligeia as it still gives me the creeps. Annabel Lee is my favorite poem of his.
@khadijahmachdar2855
@khadijahmachdar2855 5 років тому
Edgar Allan Poe surely makes my love for gothic novels more flourish day by day
@nipunmittal6250
@nipunmittal6250 5 років тому
Now that's classic horror and mystery. Maybe life wanted him to experience that so that he could turn his experience into words those awaited for the generations
@anushkalols
@anushkalols 4 роки тому
The bg music piece adds so much character to this already profound video👏🏽
@user-uz6gy5ul2t
@user-uz6gy5ul2t 5 років тому
This reading series is addictive and amazingly produced, please, never stop uploading these beauties ♥️...
@wheezergeezer346
@wheezergeezer346 5 років тому
It's depressing that these authors will be forgotten one day in the very far future ,but Edgar Allan Poe will always stay in the heart.
@jeremias-serus
@jeremias-serus 2 роки тому
Those who invent typically are not forgotten. As this video notes, he made tropes that we continue to use to this day and likely will forever. So I wouldn’t worry about Poe specifically if I were you.
@BrianCarnevaleB26
@BrianCarnevaleB26 3 роки тому
"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night" EAP 1809-1849
@S.R.Yejan28
@S.R.Yejan28 5 років тому
"Poe's poems pwn posers" - Such an iconic line. Truly one of the greats
@clown-cult96
@clown-cult96 11 місяців тому
Poe is on the same spectrum yet the opposite end to Vincent Van Gogh. The same spectrum being tragic, troubled, brilliant artists who poured their pain into what they made and tragically died before they got to see how beloved they’d become. The opposite being Vincent translating his sorrow into beautiful images that captured light and life, while Edgar’s sorrow was poured into words that found equal beauty in the dark and death.
@that199Xgrrrl
@that199Xgrrrl 4 роки тому
Poe is such a creative and talented writer, as well one of my favorites. 🖤 I would love to see a movie about him and his life and work. I also think that Joaquin Phoenix could make a great choice as Edgar Allan Poe and Rooney Mara as Virginia Poe. That’s just my idea. Nothing really important or maybe not so interesting, so . . . 😅 🤷‍♀️
@Andrei.R
@Andrei.R 2 роки тому
A perfect summary, beautifully narrated and illustrated.
@sunnymittra
@sunnymittra 11 місяців тому
Lot of respect and admiration for the animation team Ted have ❤❤❤
@angelluv830
@angelluv830 Рік тому
The way he describes Edgar Allan Poe is amazing; you get so much imagery from his description.
@stephanetiana4834
@stephanetiana4834 5 років тому
Hi, Ted-Ed. What a great video! Thank you for making me discover Edgar Allan Poe and for making me curious. I actually really want to start reading his works now. I was also wondering if you could make a video on Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Love what you guys are doing!
@covanentsbane
@covanentsbane 5 років тому
Excellent video. Poe is one of my favorite authors and his work is fantastic. I would love to see Lolita or Vladimir Nabokov on your reading list - he's an interesting author and his most well-known work is largely misunderstood by popular culture.
@Aritul
@Aritul 4 роки тому
I so enjoy these videos. Thanks, TED-Ed.
@JackSanRio
@JackSanRio 5 років тому
You should do more such video. It really generates interest in viewers and people get to know famous authors and there speciality
@livinglegendlanadelrey
@livinglegendlanadelrey Рік тому
TEYA AND SELENA
@robertsimon2885
@robertsimon2885 5 років тому
I’m in.
@ex9685
@ex9685 2 роки тому
Got recommend right after reading The Pit And The Pendulum. Nice video! Your voice is literally perfect for describing his work.
@rumple7232
@rumple7232 5 років тому
Wth man, I was just reading a book (Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare) that had Edgar Alan Poe's poem Dream-land in it and each chapter is named by a lyric of the poem! (For example, the poem sayz at one point "Lakes that endlessely outspread Their lone waters-lone and dead- Their still waters-still and chilly With the snows of the lolling lilly." And the first chapter's name is still waters and another's is lone and dead). This freaked me out a bit. Oh well, it's probably just a huge coincedence
@rumple7232
@rumple7232 5 років тому
I just thought of Ogway saying: ~There are no coincedences~
@user-kl8hm9ku1y
@user-kl8hm9ku1y 5 років тому
Best of luck with that book lmao
@natalijacakovan174
@natalijacakovan174 5 років тому
@@user-kl8hm9ku1y is it good??
@user-kl8hm9ku1y
@user-kl8hm9ku1y 5 років тому
Natalija Cakovan yep
@aparnaga1182
@aparnaga1182 4 роки тому
Let's just believe it's a coincidence 😉
@elenamartin6894
@elenamartin6894 4 роки тому
I think my favorite short stories by him are The Cask of Amontillado and The Fall of the House of Usher. Both brilliant. And I also love his poem "To Ulalume. A Ballad".
@russelmarxacademia9504
@russelmarxacademia9504 2 роки тому
I just started reading, and his works were mysteriously mesmerizing.❤️
@rohitjain9080
@rohitjain9080 5 років тому
I read The Raven and I was totally hooked to Poe after that. Also read the first story of C Auguste Dupin. Tim Burton’s adaptation of The Raven is also good.
@rinkam3318
@rinkam3318 5 років тому
what a genius man.. and the animation in this was so intriguing and creative. can't get over how perfect it is!!!
@burger116
@burger116 5 років тому
Amazing animation!!! Wall done!!!
@edoman6933
@edoman6933 4 роки тому
Wall
@qalaphyll
@qalaphyll 2 роки тому
Wall
@2btashaenvy695
@2btashaenvy695 5 років тому
I think 'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway or 'The Pearl' by John Steinbeck would be great books to cover. Thank you for another inspiring video on some of literature 's greatest and most influential writers!
@Byakkun06
@Byakkun06 2 роки тому
The music, the voice and the animation. Just perfect.
@willanthoniozeppeli7913
@willanthoniozeppeli7913 5 років тому
Ted ed, your videos are just perfect. This video, its music, the narrator, the animations, they are all perfect thank you so much
@bouzengum
@bouzengum 5 років тому
I love Edgar Allan Poe and one of my favorites from his works was The Cask of Amontillado, which was his first story that I have read in 6th grade. It gave such an impact on me as a kid, I don't know why, and it has never left ever. Since then I started reading his works. I'm so happy he's featured here in TED.
@morganhill1507
@morganhill1507 5 років тому
Stunning!! I fell in love with every way you captured to express Edgar Allen Poe. Thank you, he is one of my favorite authors. I rhapsodize your form of storytelling, hauntingly hypnotic.
@ghostinthegaslight
@ghostinthegaslight 2 роки тому
Here’s a little film, reading THE RAVEN I made for anyone who loves Poe… hope you enjoy. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/nqZjfKili45904k.html
@edanabrown9061
@edanabrown9061 5 років тому
The animation and the voice.... Perfect!
@malikademontigny.8539
@malikademontigny.8539 5 років тому
I appreciate this video so much ! I seriously learned a lot about Mr. poe, and the animations combined with the voice makes the video even more interesting. Big thank you, from me.
@calitreesweet
@calitreesweet 4 роки тому
Gothic rings :- Marry Shelly's *Frankenstein* Stolker's *Dracula* Literally everything ever written by *Edgar Allan Poe*
@dianaesaian
@dianaesaian 3 роки тому
Edgar Poe is a genius writer! His language and style are unique! I was first introduced to his poetry, which made me fall in love with the author. “To ----. Ulalume: A Ballad” was the first poem that made me shed a tear. The psychological tension, horror, and misery had a huge impact on me. It is very well said in the video that the true darkness his writing explores is the human mind.
@ClaraCurado
@ClaraCurado 5 років тому
As usual, what and exceptionally well directed video!
@mcs_drinkwater
@mcs_drinkwater 5 років тому
I loved reading some of Poe's stories. They were just so interesting.
@jennymacallan9071
@jennymacallan9071 3 роки тому
If you're a Poe fan who hasn't read "The Philosophy of Composition," please give it a look. Brilliant and fascinating essay on his thought processes as he composed "The Raven."
@Realisationorderealisation
@Realisationorderealisation 5 років тому
H P Lovecraft next, please. Great animation👍
@SB-qh6cr
@SB-qh6cr 5 років тому
The animation style is simply beautiful!
@Gabrielbarbosa-fi4md
@Gabrielbarbosa-fi4md 4 роки тому
Omg, this is one the best videos i've seen in UKposts!!!!, rarely a short video like this could make few sou engageg , EXCELLENT JOB!!!!!!
@jonathanstern5537
@jonathanstern5537 5 років тому
Or, he would have called everyone who enjoyed his work a poser.
@necronyx7176
@necronyx7176 5 років тому
I don't know if this is just you laughing at people who like his work, but Poe was actually unsuccessful in America but the French loved him! There was this one French guy (William something) who wrote him a letter of appreciation and Poe didn't believe it. Poor dude.
@AR15Si
@AR15Si 5 років тому
Specifically, goths
@jonathanstern5537
@jonathanstern5537 5 років тому
NECRONYX I was making a South Park reference
@necronyx7176
@necronyx7176 5 років тому
@@jonathanstern5537 Damn, flew right over my head, haha
@jonathanstern5537
@jonathanstern5537 5 років тому
NECRONYX no worries, we all have different interests
@AlwaysKDawg
@AlwaysKDawg 5 років тому
Poe has been my favorite author since I was a young child. I absolutely love him.
@truegamer6451
@truegamer6451 4 роки тому
Aaahhhh!!!!!! I love these ‘why you should read’ series! The animation fits perfectly with theme and atmosphere of the topic!!! You’re amazing ted ed !!
@ardillaspordoquier9
@ardillaspordoquier9 4 роки тому
Such a good work with sound and obviously the wonderful animation, it's 2 am and I'm a little spooked
@feynstein1004
@feynstein1004 5 років тому
I should read Edgar Allan Poe so I can understand half the references from ERB Poe vs Stephen King 😂
@Nightksa1995
@Nightksa1995 5 років тому
Feynstein 100 go to their wiki every line is explained
@2btashaenvy695
@2btashaenvy695 5 років тому
one of ERBs best if you know the work of Poe!
@feynstein1004
@feynstein1004 5 років тому
+Nightksa1995 Oh okay. Thanks for the tip.
@feynstein1004
@feynstein1004 5 років тому
+O-shen Wave Lol unfortunately, I don't.
@joslyncarter4813
@joslyncarter4813 5 років тому
One of the best known fiction authors to ever live! I love The Tell Tale Heart.
@peitho9408
@peitho9408 4 роки тому
The animation is breathtakingly beautiful!
@soupmaknae1006
@soupmaknae1006 3 роки тому
Ted ed has never led down its readers...it was intimidating, captiving n informative to the point that i cant go without seeing their videos...thank you soooo much... N can u please do on Alexander Pope, Wasteland by T.S Eliot, works ofGayatri Spivak, jacques derrida n ofcourse on kanthapur by Raja Rao... Will be eagerly waiting...thnk u
@decalcomani_a
@decalcomani_a 2 роки тому
Omg this showed up in my recommendations the day I ordered a copy of his completed works haha. Now I'm even more impatient to read it
@Mahevish1995
@Mahevish1995 5 років тому
Please review books from Japanese authors like Osamu Dazai or Akutagawa Ryuunosuke
@sehar7904
@sehar7904 5 років тому
Mahevish Fatima you here from bungo stray dogs?
@Mahevish1995
@Mahevish1995 5 років тому
@@sehar7904 no, i love Japanese literature. Especially, Yasunari Kawabata. But i did see the anime. It's pretty cool
@sehar7904
@sehar7904 5 років тому
Mahevish Fatima ahhhhh well i absolutely loved the anime and im writing down every author and book they mention. Dazai and akutagawa are definitely my priorities
@sehar7904
@sehar7904 5 років тому
Mahevish Fatima Though i dont think they mention Yasunari .. I'll check him out!!
@sehar7904
@sehar7904 5 років тому
Mahevish Fatima btw . do you read them in Japanese m
@Sofi5252art
@Sofi5252art 5 років тому
the art style fits this one so well~
@AikoSilver
@AikoSilver 5 років тому
This animation was gorgeous! Very stylized and unique
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