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If Poe wasn’t a victim of cooping, he may have suffered from Auto Brewery Syndrome. If the doctor gave him glucose it would explain why he continued to be delirious and died from alcohol poisoning.
i had an uncle that knew when he was going to die. he knew the year, month , day, right down to the hour and the minute how, you may ask could he have been so precise about his own death...?? the judge told him.
I noticed this too. The video starts with October 1849 a man was found drunk in a gutter (Poe), but then he was born in January 1849 later on.... Definitely some Benjamin Button shenanigans going on.
@@DamienBoath would have to be a really severe and u usual case of Benjamin Button... Since usually you get younger each year... The drunk man was fou d in October of 1849 if it was Poe who was born January 1849.... he'd go through what 20-30ish years in a matter of 7 months... well beyond Benjamin Button Disease... that man's body would have to have the ability to reverse the effect of Tachyon particles that blaze through him constantly at that point
“One day in the pub, an Italian mathematician worked feverishly to solve a particularly difficult equation. Upon succeeding, the mathematician jumped up and exclaimed Eureka! The British fellow sitting next to him angrily replied “Oi there mate! I’ll have you know you don’t smell so bloody great yourself!” -Benny Hill told my dad that joke when I was 5… remembered it ever since.
This is genuinely one of the most intriguing videos I've seen on Edgar Allan Poe. His life never seized to amaze me but this is on a whole new level, especially the fact that he predicted the Big Bang decades before actual scientists. Moreover, his last story being mirrored in real life remains the most eerie coincidence ever!
One of Japan's greatest mystery writers was a huge fan of Edgar Allen Poe and even based his pen name, Edogawa Ranpo, on Poe. This in turn influneced the name of the main character of the famous Detective Conan series, Edogawa Conan (from Edogawa Ranpo and Arthur Conan Doyle). A true marriage of mystery legends, and all thanks to Edgar Allen Poe.
@@neoanimegirl this is ambitious to think that a computer game will be held in the same esteem as these masterful writers. but if any game is going to do it, then i hope its this one
One of the many things I love about this channel is the amazingly life-like, starkly realistic animations which are so convincing as to fool the viewer into believing that the scenes were filmed on site with real actors. Brilliant.
The quote reminds me of Matthew Perry, who always said "Reality is an acquired taste." I wholly agree. I'd give up decades and die early, if I had Poe's masterful writing ability. Love him!
I'm from Baltimore and we learned about Edgar Allan Poe like he was a resident Baltimore we even take field trips to his Graves as a kid I feel like I learn more about Edgar Allan Poe and his one video and all of my schooling from Baltimore
I read an article by a doctor who was given Poe's medical records from his final days and asked to give his diagnosis. After consulting with a specialist, the doctor concluded that Poe died from rabies, which had gone into his brain.
I'm just going to put this out there. Poe went missing for a week, and he had a bit of a gift for pre-telling future knowledge (big bang, etc.). So, what if Poe were visited by a fan of his, who brought him to the fan's home and showed him around and explained some things to him in return for his inspirational writings from the fan's childhood. What if the fan was H.G. Wells? The Mignonette ship wreck was in 1884, just about the same time Wells was toying with his idea for his first novel, The Time Machine (1895). Perhaps Wells brought Poe to 1884/5 where he read about the shipwreck in a newspaper. Poe could have also been taken to 1939 to see "The Wizard Of Oz" (in color, no less) and the shape of things to come. The Big Bang and expanding universe theory came out pre-1927, so he may have heard about it in 1939 before being taken back to 1849. Poe was missing for a week and returned disheveled and disoriented. How does Wells describe his time traveler in his novel? Disheveled and disoriented after having been missing for a week. Coincidence?
"Could have been taken". I don't like your choice of the passive voice. Don't be coy. Use the active voice. Do you mean WELLS took him to those times in his time machine? I'll go even further: H.G. Wells was an alien or alien hybrid. The sheer volume of his work is superhuman, as are all of his firsts. He was prolific in fiction and science fiction. He invented the bulk of the sub-genres of sci-fi. Do you know "the one-eyed man in the country of the blind"? He wrote that, too.
What is a more plausible theory for why the same name was chosen for the novel's character and the future person who was eaten? What comes to mind rather quickly is the young man's mom or dad might have been a fan of Poe and named the boy after the character. Or this name is common enough both Poe and the family used it for the character and victim, respectively. I find these possibilities, although unlikely coincidence, far more likely than "Poe traveled into the future and back."
As a West Point grad, we always kept to the story that Poe was dismissed after arriving at parade "almost" without clothing in that he was dressed only in his cross-belts and ammo pack. Absolutely apocryphal, but we continue to pass it along. Thanks for the presentation. Also from an area just south of Baltimore, so Poe has been part of life as long as I can remember.
A good story to tell, no one wants to hear of neglect of duty, what ever your position. With out duty nothing would ever happen anywhere officially. A mothers, or fathers duty lost is a tragedy as we may agree.
Poe was truly way ahead of his time Most of his characters have various psychological disorders like schizophrenia, narcissism, epilepsy This was before Freud He was truly hated by his peers. The British peers hated him because he was far superior in both intelligence and physique. And they picked on him by shaming his dead mother, who as it happened, was a theatre actress and that wasnt a very honourable profession back then. But his response to his peers were caustic. He roasted them well. He was quite a handsome man, and the famous painting of him we see everywhere as a spiteful depiction of him as an ugly version of his self. He did have a drinking problem but that’s because of his tragic life story. The way he drank wasn’t normal. He’d down the glass of the entire spirit In one go Poe is a truly remarkable, intelligent and creative author
That, and it seems Poe had a very limited tolerance for alcohol, i.e. one glass of (wine?) and he was trashed. If this sounds far-fetched, my mother was similarly affected. She became unpleasant with *one* drink…
I live with epilepsy! It’s not a psychological disorder, thank you very much. It’s a neurological disorder. To be bundled in with Narcissism, is just lovely. Obviously you don’t know the difference between a personality disorder, a neurological disorder, and a mental health disorder, such as schizophrenia.
This was fascinating! I knew he was an amazing author but had never heard of his scientific brilliance nor his apparent clairvoyance. That "coincidence" is truly astounding and your assessment of "What the actual F*CK" is hilarious! My first experience with Poe was in middle school when I read The Tell-Tale Heart and fell in love with his writing instantly. What a dark and incredible mind he had. Fantastic video!
Thank you for reminding me of the title of that 4 page story that freaked me out so much I decided to stay away from Poe! I was way too young to be reading into the mind of psycho's but it is clear that Poe was way ahead of time.
What is a plausible reality based theory for why the same name was chosen for the novel's character and the future person who was eaten? What comes to mind rather quickly is the young man's mom or dad might have been a fan of Poe and named the boy after the character.
Baltimore "Ravens" are named after this man's work. These days, it is difficult to explain this to my children, that an NFL team is named after a writer's work from that area... but I do my best.
You suggested a possible solution to the Eureka mystery yourself in your episode of 3 weeks ago! The brain tumor might have triggered acquired savant syndrome which in Poe's case gave him advanced insights into the nature of the universe. Now I'm curious about what else is in that book that is deemed wrong. It might be stuff we just haven't found out yet.
A brain tumor could be possible. Considering his alcohol use alcohol is known to be cancerous also they used lead in wallpaper back then etc. And the "eureka" work seemed to be a departure from his previous works of poetry horror fiction etc., so that could have been the point to tumor was starting to change his brain. Would be great if we could know for sure whether this is what happened or not.
One thing the "eureka" work, I'm not sure if this was totally outside of other esoteric ideas floating around at the time. Think about it, the idea of reincarnation. It's not so "different" than the idea of a universe expanding and contracting in infinity. Etc. Poe could've just been regurgitating certain esoteric ideas popular at the time but putting a layer of the current for that time's science using the "universe" wording etc. Then applying his brilliant imagination. It's not too surprising he could've come up with some brilliant theories out of it. Also there was in fact a colossal amount of scientific progress occurring at that time like the electric experiments on dead monkey arms reanimated that inspired Mary Wolstonecrafts "Frankenstein" that we can now say looking back on it was an early prediction of the perils of artificial intelligence or playing "god."
I read that Poe's attending physician was John Joseph Moran and the last person to see him alive. He was also the only person supposedly, so everything we know of his final days after he was in found the gutter is based solely on his account. But he later changed his story a few times when describing events later on, such as the dates and times and whether he contacted kin before or after Poe's death. Although they say there may have been no malicious intent on his part but possibly just errors in memory. Still kinda adds to that conspiracy theory-ness lol and if what I read about the credibility of the doctor is even accurate in itself 😂
I had no idea Poe was so influential. I love this TH-cam channel. Thank you for the content Thoughty2. Your videos through the years have brought me much joy, entertainment, and knowledge. Love you guys.
That dude affecetted me in elementary school "The Tell-Tale Heart" then write a report on what you read the night before Almost stopped me from reading shit at all. Good read though. Grew up things change
My oldest granddaughter still gets strange looks when she tells her teachers that my spouse and I would read The Raven to our grandchildren as a bedtime story. They loved it. Btw: she is in an ivy league school now. The others have various talents in different areas, such as music ext. They are very creative. I truly believe that in addition to supportive parents, Poe had a real impact.
I had The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit And The Pendulum, The Cask Of Amontillado and a fourth book, I can't remember now nearly 40 years on. I got them all from Scholastic Books based on my teachers advice. I went to a very small school so the teachers knew us well. They all knew I was a huge horror fan and they thought maybe Poe was a way to class it up haha. I became more ravenous for his work. I recite The Raven several times a year usually around Halloween but people like to hear it any time of year. Poe was something beyond a writer. He caused your soul to respond. When you read Poe you are harmonizing with the universe itself it feels like.
Both of my children are in the Australian military. I read them the hungry, hungry, caterpillar, and the BFG….. and, now one is a marine engineer, the other a weapons technician. Mine love music too, normally AC/DC, and other colourful bands. Creative? Yep. Both are very creative. They created havoc when home on leave at Christmas. Being brothers, you can imagine the competition between them. 😂
Quoth the Raven, “Nevermore” My father got to visit his home in Baltimore as when he took us it was closed in 2001 just months before 9/11 and never got a chance to go back. Anyway there is a fireplace in a part of the house where it is bricked up, which would inspire “The Cask of Amontillado”. He’s an amazing writer who lived a tragic life. Edit: Completely not trying to paraphrase your last line there Thoughty2, I promise I wrote this before I saw ending.
Edgar Poe is one of my absolute favorites and has been since I discovered his work in my early teens. He was truly remarkable and talented. Thanks for this great video!
@@Miraiue Without condoning it; it was a common more of the period. What is really unacceptable is that to this day, over 20 American States allow marriage to 12yr olds plus a few States the age is 10 yrs with parental consent !
@@MPM6785ChitChat just wdym “without condoning it”? He was a FULLY GROWN ADULT when he consciously DECIDED to marry a child. The fact that it was common does not make it ok at ANY TIME PERIOD. There’s no excuse whatsoever.
Heard of this story (4 shipwrecked crew) a few years back. Bizaare for sure. Poe had to be a psychic or somehow was able to tap into the akashic record. :)
Thank you. I have read in several books that Poe died of alcoholism. This is the first time I have heard the story of his actual death. When I was a kid I read Edgar Allan Poe often, and did a couple of book reports on his life. So I’m surprised to hear the rest of the story.
Thanks for this! I’ve been thinking about him recently. Not so much that I would do research, but enough that when I realized this video was about Poe, I settled in to watch the whole thing. I’ve always thought he was an interesting character.
I first learned of Poe in high school and he kept me busy for the next 2 years. When I finished reading his work I felt abandoned, I wanted more. He was incredibly entertaining.
Poe's prediction of the big bang is something important. This sort of thing happens often enough that it should be sought out. There's something weird that allows people to have incredible insight beyond what should be possible and it's an incredible and life changing thing to experience
Interestingly, Edgar Allen Poe was actually a cadet at West Point Military Academy, although he didn't make it to graduation. He features in a lovely dark tale by Louis Bayard, a novel called The Pale Blue Eye, concerning the gruesome murders of a couple of cadets, and Cadet Poe assisting a troubled, retired NYC detective investigating the murders. It's a wonderful, dark, lyrical book. A very faithful film adaptation was done a couple of years ago, starring the always masterful Christian Bale as the detective, and the amazing Harry Melling as Poe. For some reason its theatrical release was very limited, and as far as I know it hasn't been released on DVD in America, although it has in other countries. I managed to get hold of a DVD, and the film just blew me away. The book, however, is easy to find.
Studied Poe as a kid. Did a report on him for literature. I was always of the opinion that he died of mercury poisoning, but that tumor thing is new to me and certainly would explain his " supposed" insanity. All great artists are eccentric in some way but EAP was my kind of guy. Besides , the west point story is hilarious.
Had Poe not acquired a voracious taste for Absynthe? And considering this drink contained heroic levels of hallucinogens, which could not be sold today, it certainly would go a long way to account for his severe drunkenness, odd behavior, and even seeming toxic reactions. I understood this to be the most plausible theory?
Has anyone suggested the onset of Type 2 diabetes? Uncontrolled, because you haven't been diagnosed can lead to acting drunk and raving ... although one would have expected a coma at the end rather than more raving and death. Just a thought
@@alexbouchard3880Or delirium. It seems the most likely explanation. Also if you take in count the clinking thing in his scull he might have gotten shot in the head with something small caliber, the wound had healed and the brain kept going until he died. Might even be both, who knows.
I’m not sure if people realise why he changes the thumbnail and title soo much. When you make YT videos after your video has been ‘live’ For a certain amount of time YT actually suggests other thumbnails that may help the video be seen by more people and do better soo give you the option of changing it for one they suggest or one of your own soo I think that’s why he keeps doing it. Obviously I don’t know this for a fact soo could be wrong but I don’t really see any other reason why he would do it otherwise and knowing that YT offers this option I believe that is the reason.
In defense of his wedding to his 13 year old cousin, most described them more like brother and sister. It is believed they never consummated the marriage, and many speculate that he only married her in order to protect/take care of her. Marriage between first cousins wasn't particularly uncommon at the time, it was her age that raised some eyebrows.
Yeah, I made the same observation but it turns out that Poe was born in 1809 so one assumption would be that 1846 is simply an unedited mistake, unless it serves the time travel theory.
The Gordon Pym story is far far more similar to the Essex sinking that happened 18 years prior: a whaling ship from Nantucket, they had tortoises in the boats, they drew straws and the youngest was select to die and be eaten, etc...
@@gilraybaker826 It was a very famous case...Melville based Moby Dick on it, it was impossible that Poe never heard about it. And I credit its failure for that being an exausted subject.
Wow, that’s also intriguing and I don’t doubt it, though it seems cannibalism was not an isolated case in those days, it was a common affair when crewmen were shipwrecked and without hope. However, two crewmen were actually charged with the murder and cannibalisation of Richard Parker after the shipwreck of The Mignonette after Poe’s death. But was it the greatest coincidence in the world that the cabin boy was named Richard Parker, or did he just get named that (a la John Doe) after the character in Poe’s story because nobody knew the poor lad’s real name?
My grandparents had a term for hi,s behavior as a young man. He was nothing short of a juvenile delinquent, not to mention his teenage alcoholism and drug addiction. He was a troubled child, most likely after losing both parents and separation from his siblings. Creepy and weird imagination. Macomb writings. In today's world, he would have been diagnosed as a schizophrenic.
Edgar Allan Poe's work has even gotten into recent punk rock music. A band called TX2 has a song called 'Trust No One' in which there is the line "Tell-tale hearts will beat." 'The Tell-Tale Heart' is one of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories. This is one of my favorite references in all of music. I don't know if this was intentional or not, but I love it either way.
@Daniella Tousson Check out The Alan Parson Project. The album is called Tales of Mystery & Imagination. It's Edgar's stories put to music. It's awesome! 🤗🥰👍
And thank you for that enlightening tale of Poe. He's probably my favorite American author from that period, maybe because his imagination was so macabre and yet so affective to readers. If only the doctor treating him had had a better diagnosis of him. Who knows? They might have saved him.
Arran, the footage of the Raven mascots is not from the NHL but the NFL. It’s the Baltimore Ravens from the National Football League. Just an observation! 😊Thank you for your fantastic content!
Not that it matters but... When I first started school I rode the bus home, and I sat with a girl who loved Poe. She would tell me his stories, and from that experience and my brother being into Poe, I developed a lifelong long love for the man and his works. I've read a bunch of shit throughout my life, but Edgar Allan Poe is still my favorite writer of all time. I highly recommend people listen to the great Christopher Walken read The Raven. It's just beautiful. Thank you for this dive into my favorite author of all time. I love your channel, and this was my favorite video.
Good ol' Poe. I've had many a drink in the bar that claims it was his last stop before ending up in the gutter (The Horse You Came In On Saloon). That claim is dubious at best. I think The Fall of the House of Usher and The Gold Bug are his two greatest works. Two very different genres, and two excellent stories.
It wouldn't surprise me if Poe was either epileptic (Temporal Lobe Epilepsy) or had a slow growing brain tumor in either his right or left temporal lobe. It is fairly well known that those with TLE are prolific writers and many great authors, their odd behaviors and such indicate that they were undiagnosed at the time, but meet all the diagnostic criteria. Even those who have been noted as having visions and/or religiously fixated, be it traditional or as a form of Spiritualism. Thank you for this facinating story that I never knew about Poe or the science type book he wrote. I'd never heard of it before and intend to look into it. Either way, Poes writing moves you in your soul in a way that goes beyond the words he wrote. They bring you to a mood of place and emotional response. Brilliant! Bravo Poe!
Only up to 1:19 .. and I'm thinking > "doesn't diabetic shock present superficially as inebriation? how long does that take to kill you when it kicks in like that? what other conditions occasionally have similar symptoms?"
Anyone in NYC around Halloween should take the Poe Walk, a walking tour of Poe related locations, including his 3 homes, in Greenwich Village. The guides do a great job of bringing 1840s Manhattan to life and family and friends that visit me in Oct always want to go.
Eureka is literally giving away how he got the info. he like telsa later would allude to, got a psychic download of the info. just like jack parsons, and other's... i even have had one of these sudden bombardments of images showing me the shape of the universe, and how time works. he was giving away how it came to him in the title.
In regards to his death, the brain tumor theory reminds me of the movie "Phenomenon" where John Travolta suddenly becomes brilliant due to a brain tumor.
Excellent! I'll have to read the science fiction one. One of my good childhood memories if of an older neighbor girl reading The Raven to us littler ones to keep us still on a hot summer day. Creepy even at 80F (26.7C).
I've heard a story Mr. Ballen told about this same thing with a crew mate, but never knew Edgar Allen Poe wrote a story that he wouldn't realize be based on a real person.
Here's some more info you may or may not know.... I've known about Richard Parker since I was about 12. His memorial is on the wall of the Lady Chapel in Peartree Church / St. Mary's Extra in Southampton where I used to sing in the choir as a kid, yet I've never heard of this spooky Edgar Alan Poe connection. Another unusual fact about Peartree was it was the first Church of England building to consecrated after the Henry VIII told the Catholic church to 'do one' so he could get divorced.
Very interesting. I wish I'd learned more about Poe in school than just The Raven. Far too much emphasis is placed on Shakespeare, if you ask me. We have a grand tapestry of brilliant works we could all benefit greatly from, but the modern education system really doesn't do these works any justice. I'll have to find time to look at Eureka. Scientific speculation, even outdated, can help us appreciate human curiosity and how it has moved a great many to look beyond what we see in an effort to understand why.
To all those about to comment on Poe's death or birth: It could have been an error, or sometimes content creators do this intentionally to drive interactions with viewers-you know, to get them to comment.
I live about 10 minutes from Poe's grave. On the corner of Greene and Eutaw street in Baltimore of course. It always gives me a feeling i cant explain. If you ever make it to Baltimore see for yourself. ❤
Thanks thoroughly enjoyed this video:) One of the first author’s I read as a boy. A lot of Poe’s stories were made into movies in the 60’s:) Recent movies include “The Pale Blue Eye” and “The Raven”. In Baltimore there was a tradition from the late 40’s until recently where someone laid three roses and a bottle cognac on Poe’s grave: Edgar Allan Poe’s grave tradition ends after 60 years Since 1949, an unidentified visitor known as the Poe toaster has visited Edgar Allan Poe’s grave in Baltimore, Maryland, on the anniversary of the writer’s birthday, leaving behind three red roses and a bottle of French cognac as a tribute to the master of the macabre. But this morning, Poe enthusiasts were surprised to find that the tradition seemed to have unceremoniously ended. Today marks the 201st anniversary of Poe’s birth, and some are speculating that the Poe toaster decided that after the bicentennial, the tradition should come to an end. From the CBC: I’m confused, befuddled, said Jeff Jerome, curator of the Poe House and Museum. Since 1977, Jerome and a small group of Poe enthusiasts have made their own tradition of keeping an overnight vigil at the church cemetery where Poe is buried to catch sight of the visitor ¦ [Jerome] had waited in the church and on the outer edges of the cemetery along with about two dozen die-hard fans. They spent the time singing Happy Birthday and reciting lines from The Raven. Many commenters on this story speculate that the toaster might have died after a 60-year tradition. However, it has been reported by several sources that a note was left on the grave in 1993, reading The torch will be passed, which was taken to mean the tradition had been passed on to the toaster’s son. Ever since then, onlookers have reported spotting a much younger-looking man at the grave. Jerome said he would continue visiting the grave in case the tradition begins again. And although this whole story is appropriately mysterious, the real question is, what happened to all that cognac?
I love his work, Cask of Amontillado is my favorite, but without fail, the first thing that comes to mind when I hear Poe's name is Bart Simpson as the raven - Quoth the raven, eat my shorts man!
As a little echo, the most popular writer (from1973-2013) of detective fiction was named... Robert Parker. (And yes, he also looked quite like a turtle.)
Another mystery surrounding Poe is that after he died every yr on his b-day someone would leave a half-empty bottle of cognac & 3 roses on his grave. Nobody ever found out who this person was or why they did it.
I'm so glad you are covering Poe. One of my favorite authors and individuals. Only you Thoughty2 can do him justice. It was common for ladies to marry young prior to the 20th century even as young as 13. However not so common was marrying one's cousin. Another gem. Thanks T2 That is quite the neck beard. Lol
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4:52 wrong birth year (death year instead) maybe its possible to fix
I can't believe your shaved your moustache.
Born 19th Jan 1849, Died 7th Oct 1849
Does nobody fact check your videos ???
You looked smarter with the moustache 🤪
If Poe wasn’t a victim of cooping, he may have suffered from Auto Brewery Syndrome. If the doctor gave him glucose it would explain why he continued to be delirious and died from alcohol poisoning.
Fascinating. I always thought Georges Lemaître created the original theory that became the big bang.
i had an uncle that knew when he was going to die. he knew the year, month , day, right down to the hour and the minute how, you may ask could he have been so precise about his own death...?? the judge told him.
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Damn
😊I was thinking the same thing, that he was sentenced to be executed at midnight
Or he'd decided to top himself at such an such a time...😮
Awesome as always! Minor note: timeline 4:52, Poe was born January 19th, 1809.
Thank you! That was driving me crazy.
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I noticed this too. The video starts with October 1849 a man was found drunk in a gutter (Poe), but then he was born in January 1849 later on.... Definitely some Benjamin Button shenanigans going on.
@@DamienBoath would have to be a really severe and u usual case of Benjamin Button...
Since usually you get younger each year...
The drunk man was fou d in October of 1849 if it was Poe who was born January 1849.... he'd go through what 20-30ish years in a matter of 7 months... well beyond Benjamin Button Disease... that man's body would have to have the ability to reverse the effect of Tachyon particles that blaze through him constantly at that point
I thought I was tripping 😂
4:54 He was born in 1809 and died in 1849.
That confused me, thanks for the clarification
😂 He really was a time traveler!
Yes, they had him getting the critic job years before he was born.
Yes, just 24 days before both Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln.
Wow really? I thought he wrote the raven in 1849.
Fun fact: the pub is called The Horse You Came in On and it is still open today in Fells Point Baltimore MD.
“One day in the pub, an Italian mathematician worked feverishly to solve a particularly difficult equation. Upon succeeding, the mathematician jumped up and exclaimed Eureka!
The British fellow sitting next to him angrily replied “Oi there mate! I’ll have you know you don’t smell so bloody great yourself!”
-Benny Hill told my dad that joke when I was 5… remembered it ever since.
This is genuinely one of the most intriguing videos I've seen on Edgar Allan Poe. His life never seized to amaze me but this is on a whole new level, especially the fact that he predicted the Big Bang decades before actual scientists. Moreover, his last story being mirrored in real life remains the most eerie coincidence ever!
I believe it's, "ceased to amaze". 😅
ceased*
ceased.
caesar*
He lay seized in a gutter in Baltimore*
One of Japan's greatest mystery writers was a huge fan of Edgar Allen Poe and even based his pen name, Edogawa Ranpo, on Poe. This in turn influneced the name of the main character of the famous Detective Conan series, Edogawa Conan (from Edogawa Ranpo and Arthur Conan Doyle). A true marriage of mystery legends, and all thanks to Edgar Allen Poe.
Well you got the Poes in Zelda
@@neoanimegirl this is ambitious to think that a computer game will be held in the same esteem as these masterful writers. but if any game is going to do it, then i hope its this one
The Mystery of Rampo, well, you can imagine…
influenced*
What no way for real?
Here before the thumbnail got changed 3 times
same
What was the other thumbnails?
Then how do you know it got changed three times lol
7 October
And the title five times.
He probably had a stroke if they assumed he was drunk for 4 days
Or eating Shrooms
Anything wrong with the brain tumor hypothesis?
How was Poe born in 1849 and than studied in Virginia in 1826 ? That's the info given in the video 😢😢😢
@anacerar6810 he died in 1849 and was born 1809 but the video got it wrong lol 😆
Or was going through DT's
One of the many things I love about this channel is the amazingly life-like, starkly realistic animations which are so convincing as to fool the viewer into believing that the scenes were filmed on site with real actors. Brilliant.
E.A.P.
"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity."
My favorite quote ever! ❤
The quote reminds me of Matthew Perry, who always said "Reality is an acquired taste." I wholly agree. I'd give up decades and die early, if I had Poe's masterful writing ability. Love him!
Hi Gladys, some days I wake up and think, Damn, I’m conscious! But then I remember that I’m crazy and it’s okay again! 😂❤️
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That's gonna be one of my next tattoos
I'm from Baltimore and we learned about Edgar Allan Poe like he was a resident Baltimore we even take field trips to his Graves as a kid I feel like I learn more about Edgar Allan Poe and his one video and all of my schooling from Baltimore
There is an apartment preserved as where he lived in Baltimore . There is a tour available..
Thank you for showing Poe in a realistic light. He's one of my favorite authors with his poem, The Outsider. Beautiful and misunderstood 🖤🩶🤍
I read an article by a doctor who was given Poe's medical records from his final days and asked to give his diagnosis. After consulting with a specialist, the doctor concluded that Poe died from rabies, which had gone into his brain.
That could make sense
I'm just going to put this out there. Poe went missing for a week, and he had a bit of a gift for pre-telling future knowledge (big bang, etc.). So, what if Poe were visited by a fan of his, who brought him to the fan's home and showed him around and explained some things to him in return for his inspirational writings from the fan's childhood. What if the fan was H.G. Wells?
The Mignonette ship wreck was in 1884, just about the same time Wells was toying with his idea for his first novel, The Time Machine (1895). Perhaps Wells brought Poe to 1884/5 where he read about the shipwreck in a newspaper. Poe could have also been taken to 1939 to see "The Wizard Of Oz" (in color, no less) and the shape of things to come. The Big Bang and expanding universe theory came out pre-1927, so he may have heard about it in 1939 before being taken back to 1849.
Poe was missing for a week and returned disheveled and disoriented. How does Wells describe his time traveler in his novel? Disheveled and disoriented after having been missing for a week. Coincidence?
I think so, yes.
"Could have been taken". I don't like your choice of the passive voice. Don't be coy. Use the active voice.
Do you mean WELLS took him to those times in his time machine? I'll go even further: H.G. Wells was an alien or alien hybrid.
The sheer volume of his work is superhuman, as are all of his firsts. He was prolific in fiction and science fiction. He invented the bulk of the sub-genres of sci-fi. Do you know "the one-eyed man in the country of the blind"? He wrote that, too.
What if big bang was just a theory and just a guess?
Ahh, the American schooling system at work. Nothing but nonsense. However, it would make a good story, so write it!
What is a more plausible theory for why the same name was chosen for the novel's character and the future person who was eaten? What comes to mind rather quickly is the young man's mom or dad might have been a fan of Poe and named the boy after the character. Or this name is common enough both Poe and the family used it for the character and victim, respectively. I find these possibilities, although unlikely coincidence, far more likely than "Poe traveled into the future and back."
As a West Point grad, we always kept to the story that Poe was dismissed after arriving at parade "almost" without clothing in that he was dressed only in his cross-belts and ammo pack. Absolutely apocryphal, but we continue to pass it along. Thanks for the presentation. Also from an area just south of Baltimore, so Poe has been part of life as long as I can remember.
A good story to tell, no one wants to hear of neglect of duty, what ever your position. With out duty nothing would ever happen anywhere officially. A mothers, or fathers duty lost is a tragedy as we may agree.
Poe was truly way ahead of his time
Most of his characters have various psychological disorders like schizophrenia, narcissism, epilepsy
This was before Freud
He was truly hated by his peers. The British peers hated him because he was far superior in both intelligence and physique. And they picked on him by shaming his dead mother, who as it happened, was a theatre actress and that wasnt a very honourable profession back then. But his response to his peers were caustic. He roasted them well. He was quite a handsome man, and the famous painting of him we see everywhere as a spiteful depiction of him as an ugly version of his self.
He did have a drinking problem but that’s because of his tragic life story. The way he drank wasn’t normal. He’d down the glass of the entire spirit In one go
Poe is a truly remarkable, intelligent and creative author
That, and it seems Poe had a very limited tolerance for alcohol, i.e. one glass of (wine?) and he was trashed.
If this sounds far-fetched, my mother was similarly affected. She became unpleasant with *one* drink…
And he was also a pedophile......so....
I live with epilepsy! It’s not a psychological disorder, thank you very much. It’s a neurological disorder. To be bundled in with Narcissism, is just lovely. Obviously you don’t know the difference between a personality disorder, a neurological disorder, and a mental health disorder, such as schizophrenia.
There's a work called The Portraits and Daguerreotypes of
Edgar Allan Poe by Michael J. Deas. I had no idea there were so many "photos" of him
And an incestual chomo
This was fascinating! I knew he was an amazing author but had never heard of his scientific brilliance nor his apparent clairvoyance. That "coincidence" is truly astounding and your assessment of "What the actual F*CK" is hilarious! My first experience with Poe was in middle school when I read The Tell-Tale Heart and fell in love with his writing instantly. What a dark and incredible mind he had.
Fantastic video!
Thank you for reminding me of the title of that 4 page story that freaked me out so much I decided to stay away from Poe!
I was way too young to be reading into the mind of psycho's but it is clear that Poe was way ahead of time.
What is a plausible reality based theory for why the same name was chosen for the novel's character and the future person who was eaten? What comes to mind rather quickly is the young man's mom or dad might have been a fan of Poe and named the boy after the character.
Baltimore "Ravens" are named after this man's work. These days, it is difficult to explain this to my children, that an NFL team is named after a writer's work from that area... but I do my best.
You suggested a possible solution to the Eureka mystery yourself in your episode of 3 weeks ago! The brain tumor might have triggered acquired savant syndrome which in Poe's case gave him advanced insights into the nature of the universe. Now I'm curious about what else is in that book that is deemed wrong. It might be stuff we just haven't found out yet.
Like the movie phenomenon with John travolta.
A brain tumor could be possible. Considering his alcohol use alcohol is known to be cancerous also they used lead in wallpaper back then etc. And the "eureka" work seemed to be a departure from his previous works of poetry horror fiction etc., so that could have been the point to tumor was starting to change his brain. Would be great if we could know for sure whether this is what happened or not.
One thing the "eureka" work, I'm not sure if this was totally outside of other esoteric ideas floating around at the time. Think about it, the idea of reincarnation. It's not so "different" than the idea of a universe expanding and contracting in infinity. Etc. Poe could've just been regurgitating certain esoteric ideas popular at the time but putting a layer of the current for that time's science using the "universe" wording etc. Then applying his brilliant imagination. It's not too surprising he could've come up with some brilliant theories out of it. Also there was in fact a colossal amount of scientific progress occurring at that time like the electric experiments on dead monkey arms reanimated that inspired Mary Wolstonecrafts "Frankenstein" that we can now say looking back on it was an early prediction of the perils of artificial intelligence or playing "god."
I read that Poe's attending physician was John Joseph Moran and the last person to see him alive. He was also the only person supposedly, so everything we know of his final days after he was in found the gutter is based solely on his account. But he later changed his story a few times when describing events later on, such as the dates and times and whether he contacted kin before or after Poe's death. Although they say there may have been no malicious intent on his part but possibly just errors in memory. Still kinda adds to that conspiracy theory-ness lol and if what I read about the credibility of the doctor is even accurate in itself 😂
🤔So the doctor did him in... who told the JJM to do it 😱
whoahhhhh
I know an author who would immediately say that he actually faked his death and went to retirement.
I had no idea Poe was so influential. I love this TH-cam channel. Thank you for the content Thoughty2. Your videos through the years have brought me much joy, entertainment, and knowledge. Love you guys.
Dude where's my car?!!
That dude affecetted me in elementary school "The Tell-Tale Heart" then write a report on what you read the night before
Almost stopped me from reading shit at all. Good read though. Grew up things change
@@vincentmiller420 I ate it.
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As someone who stumbled on your channel when it was new, I’m so glad you’re still doing well and still making good content!
I still fondly remember your RIF series.
[9:12] That neckbeard is enough to make any renowned Redditor quiver in exaltation.
He definately was a time traveller if he was born in 1849 and went to uni in 1829😅😅
My oldest granddaughter still gets strange looks when she tells her teachers that my spouse and I would read The Raven to our grandchildren as a bedtime story. They loved it. Btw: she is in an ivy league school now. The others have various talents in different areas, such as music ext. They are very creative. I truly believe that in addition to supportive parents, Poe had a real impact.
My mom read it to me too when I was a kid! Also Annabel Lee.
My Grandma read it to me too! She read all kinds of poetry to me as bedtime stories. How wonderful that you have also done this!
I had The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit And The Pendulum, The Cask Of Amontillado and a fourth book, I can't remember now nearly 40 years on. I got them all from Scholastic Books based on my teachers advice. I went to a very small school so the teachers knew us well. They all knew I was a huge horror fan and they thought maybe Poe was a way to class it up haha. I became more ravenous for his work. I recite The Raven several times a year usually around Halloween but people like to hear it any time of year. Poe was something beyond a writer. He caused your soul to respond. When you read Poe you are harmonizing with the universe itself it feels like.
@@chuckhouse5179 we read the first 2 in English class in junior high.
Both of my children are in the Australian military. I read them the hungry, hungry, caterpillar, and the BFG….. and, now one is a marine engineer, the other a weapons technician. Mine love music too, normally AC/DC, and other colourful bands. Creative? Yep. Both are very creative. They created havoc when home on leave at Christmas. Being brothers, you can imagine the competition between them. 😂
Quoth the Raven, “Nevermore”
My father got to visit his home in Baltimore as when he took us it was closed in 2001 just months before 9/11 and never got a chance to go back. Anyway there is a fireplace in a part of the house where it is bricked up, which would inspire “The Cask of Amontillado”. He’s an amazing writer who lived a tragic life.
Edit: Completely not trying to paraphrase your last line there Thoughty2, I promise I wrote this before I saw ending.
Edgar Poe is one of my absolute favorites and has been since I discovered his work in my early teens. He was truly remarkable and talented. Thanks for this great video!
He married a child.
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Without condoning it; it was a common more of the period.
What is really unacceptable is that to this day, over 20 American States allow marriage to 12yr olds plus a few States the age is 10 yrs with parental consent !
@@MPM6785ChitChat just wdym “without condoning it”? He was a FULLY GROWN ADULT when he consciously DECIDED to marry a child.
The fact that it was common does not make it ok at ANY TIME PERIOD. There’s no excuse whatsoever.
Heard of this story (4 shipwrecked crew) a few years back. Bizaare for sure. Poe had to be a psychic or somehow was able to tap into the akashic record. :)
Thank you. I have read in several books that Poe died of alcoholism. This is the first time I have heard the story of his actual death. When I was a kid I read Edgar Allan Poe often, and did a couple of book reports on his life. So I’m surprised to hear the rest of the story.
I read he may have had rabies 😮
Very informative, and entertaining. I didn't realize ,that there was so much more to the man. You gave me something else to think about.
Poe had a great mustache when he passed. Crazy he was only thoughty, too.
Nope! You must leave!
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Nice one bahahaha
I was going to give this comment a thumbs up but there were thoughty two already and I didn’t want to ruin it.😊
Great video. It's so sad that he never lived long enough to know that so many people loved his work. That coincidental boat death is really weird.
Thanks for this! I’ve been thinking about him recently. Not so much that I would do research, but enough that when I realized this video was about Poe, I settled in to watch the whole thing. I’ve always thought he was an interesting character.
I first learned of Poe in high school and he kept me busy for the next 2 years. When I finished reading his work I felt abandoned, I wanted more. He was incredibly entertaining.
Poe's prediction of the big bang is something important. This sort of thing happens often enough that it should be sought out. There's something weird that allows people to have incredible insight beyond what should be possible and it's an incredible and life changing thing to experience
Perhaps that’s where scientists got the theory from!
That, or poe was utterly wasted by being a writer and would have done a scientifically revolution as a astrophysicist or smth
Where‘s the Feb. 2024 prediction? I missed it maybe
Interestingly, Edgar Allen Poe was actually a cadet at West Point Military Academy, although he didn't make it to graduation. He features in a lovely dark tale by Louis Bayard, a novel called The Pale Blue Eye, concerning the gruesome murders of a couple of cadets, and Cadet Poe assisting a troubled, retired NYC detective investigating the murders. It's a wonderful, dark, lyrical book. A very faithful film adaptation was done a couple of years ago, starring the always masterful Christian Bale as the detective, and the amazing Harry Melling as Poe. For some reason its theatrical release was very limited, and as far as I know it hasn't been released on DVD in America, although it has in other countries. I managed to get hold of a DVD, and the film just blew me away. The book, however, is easy to find.
On Netflix… The Pale Blue Eye…excellent
Studied Poe as a kid. Did a report on him for literature. I was always of the opinion that he died of mercury poisoning, but that tumor thing is new to me and certainly would explain his " supposed" insanity. All great artists are eccentric in some way but EAP was my kind of guy. Besides , the west point story is hilarious.
Tbf in the UK disappearing for a week, rocking up wasted and wrecked for 4 days then dying is just called going on the sesh.😂😂
Had Poe not acquired a voracious taste for Absynthe? And considering this drink contained heroic levels of hallucinogens, which could not be sold today, it certainly would go a long way to account for his severe drunkenness, odd behavior, and even seeming toxic reactions. I understood this to be the most plausible theory?
Has anyone suggested the onset of Type 2 diabetes? Uncontrolled, because you haven't been diagnosed can lead to acting drunk and raving ... although one would have expected a coma at the end rather than more raving and death. Just a thought
If he was an alcoholic it could easily have been hepatic encephalopathy, a complication related to liver failure
@@alexbouchard3880Or delirium. It seems the most likely explanation.
Also if you take in count the clinking thing in his scull he might have gotten shot in the head with something small caliber, the wound had healed and the brain kept going until he died. Might even be both, who knows.
I’m not sure if people realise why he changes the thumbnail and title soo much. When you make YT videos after your video has been ‘live’ For a certain amount of time YT actually suggests other thumbnails that may help the video be seen by more people and do better soo give you the option of changing it for one they suggest or one of your own soo I think that’s why he keeps doing it. Obviously I don’t know this for a fact soo could be wrong but I don’t really see any other reason why he would do it otherwise and knowing that YT offers this option I believe that is the reason.
In defense of his wedding to his 13 year old cousin, most described them more like brother and sister. It is believed they never consummated the marriage, and many speculate that he only married her in order to protect/take care of her. Marriage between first cousins wasn't particularly uncommon at the time, it was her age that raised some eyebrows.
A genius mind is usually incomprehensible to others. While Poe may have seemed insane to readers it was actually masked brilliance
He truly was a time traveller. He was born on 19th January 1846, yet he managed to attend the University of Virginia in 1826!
huh didn't catch that but im sure it was something maybe it was on purpose and he was seeing if we could catch it who knows besides edgar himself
Yeah, I made the same observation but it turns out that Poe was born in 1809 so one assumption would be that 1846 is simply an unedited mistake, unless it serves the time travel theory.
He mistakenly said 1849, not 1846.
Actually, he was born 3 years after 1846, if infact, he was born in 1849...
Or was it a past life when he attended UV? OF COURSE!
He was born in1809
This is one of those fascinating subjects that makes one wish you'd occasionally make longer videos than this!
How about a 45-miniute documentary?
The Gordon Pym story is far far more similar to the Essex sinking that happened 18 years prior: a whaling ship from Nantucket, they had tortoises in the boats, they drew straws and the youngest was select to die and be eaten, etc...
So the Essex sinking PREDICTED THE EDGAR ALLAN POE STORY?!? Gol Dang!!
@@gilraybaker826 It was a very famous case...Melville based Moby Dick on it, it was impossible that Poe never heard about it. And I credit its failure for that being an exausted subject.
Wow, that’s also intriguing and I don’t doubt it, though it seems cannibalism was not an isolated case in those days, it was a common affair when crewmen were shipwrecked and without hope. However, two crewmen were actually charged with the murder and cannibalisation of Richard Parker after the shipwreck of The Mignonette after Poe’s death. But was it the greatest coincidence in the world that the cabin boy was named Richard Parker, or did he just get named that (a la John Doe) after the character in Poe’s story because nobody knew the poor lad’s real name?
Still didn't answer "How Poe wrote his own death sentence?" He wrote someone else's BUT NOT his own.
My grandparents had a term for hi,s behavior as a young man. He was nothing short of a juvenile delinquent, not to mention his teenage alcoholism and drug addiction. He was a troubled child, most likely after losing both parents and separation from his siblings. Creepy and weird imagination. Macomb writings. In today's world, he would have been diagnosed as a schizophrenic.
Edgar Allan Poe's work has even gotten into recent punk rock music. A band called TX2 has a song called 'Trust No One' in which there is the line "Tell-tale hearts will beat." 'The Tell-Tale Heart' is one of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories. This is one of my favorite references in all of music. I don't know if this was intentional or not, but I love it either way.
@Daniella Tousson Check out The Alan Parson Project. The album is called Tales of Mystery & Imagination. It's Edgar's stories put to music. It's awesome! 🤗🥰👍
@@jillniemczynski5517 Oh thanks! That sounds really interesting.
@@DaniellaTousson You are very welcome 🤗. Enjoy!
Good Charlotte referenced the tell-tale heart in bloody valentine in 01
And thank you for that enlightening tale of Poe. He's probably my favorite American author from that period, maybe because his imagination was so macabre and yet so affective to readers. If only the doctor treating him had had a better diagnosis of him. Who knows? They might have saved him.
A great history deserves a listening. I was just passing by but had to watch this piece of great works.
Arran, the footage of the Raven mascots is not from the NHL but the NFL. It’s the Baltimore Ravens from the National Football League. Just an observation! 😊Thank you for your fantastic content!
lol posted the same, glad he referenced them though I was waiting for it 😂😂😊
GO RAVENS!!🖤💜
...Nah, weirdest coincidence in history, I still have to give that one to Archduke Ferdinand's license plate.
I found this video by accident. My birthday is on the 27th of February. That thumbnail scared me quite a bit
Not that it matters but... When I first started school I rode the bus home, and I sat with a girl who loved Poe. She would tell me his stories, and from that experience and my brother being into Poe, I developed a lifelong long love for the man and his works. I've read a bunch of shit throughout my life, but Edgar Allan Poe is still my favorite writer of all time. I highly recommend people listen to the great Christopher Walken read The Raven. It's just beautiful.
Thank you for this dive into my favorite author of all time. I love your channel, and this was my favorite video.
Good ol' Poe. I've had many a drink in the bar that claims it was his last stop before ending up in the gutter (The Horse You Came In On Saloon). That claim is dubious at best.
I think The Fall of the House of Usher and The Gold Bug are his two greatest works. Two very different genres, and two excellent stories.
Sherlock Holmes was based on an Edinburgh doctor who was Arthur Conan Doyles mentor !
It wouldn't surprise me if Poe was either epileptic (Temporal Lobe Epilepsy) or had a slow growing brain tumor in either his right or left temporal lobe. It is fairly well known that those with TLE are prolific writers and many great authors, their odd behaviors and such indicate that they were undiagnosed at the time, but meet all the diagnostic criteria. Even those who have been noted as having visions and/or religiously fixated, be it traditional or as a form of Spiritualism.
Thank you for this facinating story that I never knew about Poe or the science type book he wrote. I'd never heard of it before and intend to look into it. Either way, Poes writing moves you in your soul in a way that goes beyond the words he wrote. They bring you to a mood of place and emotional response. Brilliant! Bravo Poe!
The most amazing part of the story you told is that Poe was born January, 1849 and died September, 1849 at the age of 40.
Only up to 1:19 .. and I'm thinking > "doesn't diabetic shock present superficially as inebriation? how long does that take to kill you when it kicks in like that? what other conditions occasionally have similar symptoms?"
Anyone in NYC around Halloween should take the Poe Walk, a walking tour of Poe related locations, including his 3 homes, in Greenwich Village. The guides do a great job of bringing 1840s Manhattan to life and family and friends that visit me in Oct always want to go.
I took the HP Lovecraft Walk in NYC, which winds up with getting sapped in an alleyway in Red Hook and your wallet getting taken.
@@gilraybaker826 🤣🤣🤣
Eureka is literally giving away how he got the info. he like telsa later would allude to, got a psychic download of the info. just like jack parsons, and other's... i even have had one of these sudden bombardments of images showing me the shape of the universe, and how time works. he was giving away how it came to him in the title.
In regards to his death, the brain tumor theory reminds me of the movie "Phenomenon" where John Travolta suddenly becomes brilliant due to a brain tumor.
The idea that the universe sprang from a singularity was around for millennia before Poe. See the Daodejing and the Upanishads.
That is only one of MANY of the stories from Charm City!!
Much love from Lady Baltimore History ❤
Thank you as always for the great stories! And animation as well! 😊
Excellent! I'll have to read the science fiction one. One of my good childhood memories if of an older neighbor girl reading The Raven to us littler ones to keep us still on a hot summer day. Creepy even at 80F (26.7C).
I've heard a story Mr. Ballen told about this same thing with a crew mate, but never knew Edgar Allen Poe wrote a story that he wouldn't realize be based on a real person.
Kidnapped and drugged is the most plausible to me. The genius has small steps to make to madness, we can see universally.
I think this is my favorite of your videos. I already knew some of the information, but some of it was new to me. All of it is fascinating, I think.
Here's some more info you may or may not know.... I've known about Richard Parker since I was about 12. His memorial is on the wall of the Lady Chapel in Peartree Church / St. Mary's Extra in Southampton where I used to sing in the choir as a kid, yet I've never heard of this spooky Edgar Alan Poe connection. Another unusual fact about Peartree was it was the first Church of England building to consecrated after the Henry VIII told the Catholic church to 'do one' so he could get divorced.
Very interesting. I wish I'd learned more about Poe in school than just The Raven. Far too much emphasis is placed on Shakespeare, if you ask me. We have a grand tapestry of brilliant works we could all benefit greatly from, but the modern education system really doesn't do these works any justice.
I'll have to find time to look at Eureka. Scientific speculation, even outdated, can help us appreciate human curiosity and how it has moved a great many to look beyond what we see in an effort to understand why.
"Took to it like a duck to HoiSin Sauce" definitely wins a thumbs-up from me.
He may have been the first ever remote viewer who are individuallys who can cast there Consciousness to any place at anytime.
To all those about to comment on Poe's death or birth:
It could have been an error, or sometimes content creators do this intentionally to drive interactions with viewers-you know, to get them to comment.
My favourite Edgar Allan Poe story is, “The Pit and The Pendulum.”
I live about 10 minutes from Poe's grave. On the corner of Greene and Eutaw street in Baltimore of course. It always gives me a feeling i cant explain. If you ever make it to Baltimore see for yourself. ❤
Get out before the next pandemic
Eutaw and Greene don’t intersect you must mean Fayette and Greene
I love Poe; two of my band's songs are themed on his tales. The Fall of the House of Usher and The Telltale Heart.
Interested in hearing your music, based on this description. Are you, by any chance on Spotify or something?
@@LenaFerrari I will have to pm you as I think my reply was blocked?
@@LenaFerrari check my playlists
Thanks thoroughly enjoyed this video:)
One of the first author’s I read as a boy. A lot of Poe’s stories were made into movies in the 60’s:) Recent movies include “The Pale Blue Eye” and “The Raven”. In Baltimore there was a tradition from the late 40’s until recently where someone laid three roses and a bottle cognac on Poe’s grave:
Edgar Allan Poe’s grave tradition ends after 60 years
Since 1949, an unidentified visitor known as the Poe toaster has visited Edgar Allan Poe’s grave in Baltimore, Maryland, on the anniversary of the writer’s birthday, leaving behind three red roses and a bottle of French cognac as a tribute to the master of the macabre. But this morning, Poe enthusiasts were surprised to find that the tradition seemed to have unceremoniously ended.
Today marks the 201st anniversary of Poe’s birth, and some are speculating that the Poe toaster decided that after the bicentennial, the tradition should come to an end. From the CBC:
I’m confused, befuddled, said Jeff Jerome, curator of the Poe House and Museum.
Since 1977, Jerome and a small group of Poe enthusiasts have made their own tradition of keeping an overnight vigil at the church cemetery where Poe is buried to catch sight of the visitor ¦
[Jerome] had waited in the church and on the outer edges of the cemetery along with about two dozen die-hard fans. They spent the time singing Happy Birthday and reciting lines from The Raven.
Many commenters on this story speculate that the toaster might have died after a 60-year tradition. However, it has been reported by several sources that a note was left on the grave in 1993, reading The torch will be passed, which was taken to mean the tradition had been passed on to the toaster’s son. Ever since then, onlookers have reported spotting a much younger-looking man at the grave.
Jerome said he would continue visiting the grave in case the tradition begins again. And although this whole story is appropriately mysterious, the real question is, what happened to all that cognac?
Caleb Williams by William Godwin, published 1794, is the first detective novel.
Every time I hear the name Edgar Allen Poe, it reminds me of an episode of South Park.. lol. Still, this channel is always amazing to watch.
I love his work, Cask of Amontillado is my favorite, but without fail, the first thing that comes to mind when I hear Poe's name is Bart Simpson as the raven - Quoth the raven, eat my shorts man!
His stories also inspired a prog-rock album by Alan Parsons.
There is a man living in Maryland who does re-enactments of Poe. The minute you said drunk in a gutter I knew who this was about
I've been here watching your content since 2014-2015 and can't believe I've known of this channel for almost 10 years
As a little echo, the most popular writer (from1973-2013) of detective fiction was named... Robert Parker.
(And yes, he also looked quite like a turtle.)
Excellent. Another piece of entertainment that trounces almost anything on the TV.
Another mystery surrounding Poe is that after he died every yr on his b-day someone would leave a half-empty bottle of cognac & 3 roses on his grave. Nobody ever found out who this person was or why they did it.
The Poe toaster! I'm so glad somebody gave Mr Poe the respect he truly deserved after his death because he didn't get much during his life 😢
They also think the three roses were for Poe, his mother and his wife possibly.
He also was the first to write on carbon dioxide & climate, the story was the carbolic acid affair.
I had no idea he had such a scientific background
The incident where people found drunk Poe happen in 1849... the year he was born. Also he went to university in 1826
All most people know about Poe (apart from the stories) is that he liked a tipple. Great vid!
Poe is one of my all time favourite writers. Thank you for doing this video!
I love Edgar Allen Poe, this was awesome!
Idk why but the I ❤ Baltimore shirt was hilarious 😂
Great idea to cast Nick Cave as E. A. Poe in this cartoon, he was made for the role. Many thanks for this!
Really enjoyed that, quite a lot of detail that I didn't know about Mr Poe.
I'm so glad you are covering Poe. One of my favorite authors and individuals. Only you Thoughty2 can do him justice. It was common for ladies to marry young prior to the 20th century even as young as 13. However not so common was marrying one's cousin. Another gem. Thanks T2
That is quite the neck beard. Lol
Cousin marriage back then wasn't terribly uncommon however it was usually 2nd cousins at least. First cousin marriage wasn't unheard of however.
@@loganstroganoff1284 I hear you. 😉
Cousins marrying is not uncommon, but the fact that he was 27 when he married a 13 year old is very creepy.
I really like that you are one of the creators I get push notifications for 😂😂 I really needed something to listen to while folding laundry ❤
That's hillarious! That's the exact same thing I do when these videos come out
Sounds like Poe might have been psychic without even realizing. 🤔
A fabulous presentation in your wonderful mesmerizing narrative style. Well done and RIP Edgar Allen Poe.