Comments on: “The Fall of the House of Usher” http://thehogshead.org/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-1102/ Harry Potter News and Commentary Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:01:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mr.Moca http://thehogshead.org/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-1102/comment-page-1/#comment-463791 Mr.Moca Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:14:49 +0000 http://thehogshead.org/?p=1102#comment-463791 I think Poe is gutter and a plug. He made misareble stories so he died miserably even though they are interesting stories. I think Poe is gutter and a plug. He made misareble stories so he died miserably even though they are interesting stories.

]]> By: Happy Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe! — The Hog's Head http://thehogshead.org/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-1102/comment-page-1/#comment-410067 Happy Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe! — The Hog's Head Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:36:26 +0000 http://thehogshead.org/?p=1102#comment-410067 [...] to give Poe some attention this coming October, in the 2009 Scary Story Read-Along.  Last October, Dave wrote a post on Poe.  So did Amy [...] [...] to give Poe some attention this coming October, in the 2009 Scary Story Read-Along.  Last October, Dave wrote a post on Poe.  So did Amy [...]

]]> By: revgeorge http://thehogshead.org/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-1102/comment-page-1/#comment-385834 revgeorge Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:14:59 +0000 http://thehogshead.org/?p=1102#comment-385834 Dave, thank you for the very good post on this subject. I'm sorry I can't add more to this discussion, but you hit me in one of my Poe blind spots! I'm conversant with quite a few of his works but "Fall of the House of Usher" isn't really one of them. It's been years & years, probably back in high school, since I read it. But I appreciate the insight you provide into the story. I also appreciate the Poe-Simpsons connection. References to Poe show up in a lot of places in The Simpsons. And it's always good stuff. :) Dave, thank you for the very good post on this subject. I’m sorry I can’t add more to this discussion, but you hit me in one of my Poe blind spots! I’m conversant with quite a few of his works but “Fall of the House of Usher” isn’t really one of them. It’s been years & years, probably back in high school, since I read it. But I appreciate the insight you provide into the story.

I also appreciate the Poe-Simpsons connection. References to Poe show up in a lot of places in The Simpsons. And it’s always good stuff. :)

]]> By: The Poe-Lovecraft Connection — The Hog's Head http://thehogshead.org/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-1102/comment-page-1/#comment-385496 The Poe-Lovecraft Connection — The Hog's Head Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:03:32 +0000 http://thehogshead.org/?p=1102#comment-385496 [...] up on Dave’s post re: Edgar Allan Poe, I thought you might be interested in one of Lovecraft’s tributes to the [...] [...] up on Dave’s post re: Edgar Allan Poe, I thought you might be interested in one of Lovecraft’s tributes to the [...]

]]> By: Jeff http://thehogshead.org/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-1102/comment-page-1/#comment-384893 Jeff Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:56:22 +0000 http://thehogshead.org/?p=1102#comment-384893 Yes, and you are correct also! I hear it all the time that he died in the gutter. Urban legends don't die very easily do they? I also meant to add that the rest of your piece was quite interesting. I enjoyed reading it. I appreciate your response. Yes, and you are correct also! I hear it all the time that he died in the gutter. Urban legends don’t die very easily do they?

I also meant to add that the rest of your piece was quite interesting. I enjoyed reading it.

I appreciate your response.

]]> By: Dave the Longwinded http://thehogshead.org/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-1102/comment-page-1/#comment-384779 Dave the Longwinded Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:09:43 +0000 http://thehogshead.org/?p=1102#comment-384779 <b>Jeff</b>, You're absolutely right. I didn't mean to imply that he <i>did</i> in fact "die in the gutter." I meant to add something here and then forgot to do it. He was actually found delirious in the streets and taken to a Baltimore hospital where he died of causes that are still not clear. But, the urban legend that has grown around him sometime suggests that he was found dead in the streets. I was even taught this in gradeschool. Sorry for the confusion. ;) Jeff, You’re absolutely right. I didn’t mean to imply that he did in fact “die in the gutter.” I meant to add something here and then forgot to do it. He was actually found delirious in the streets and taken to a Baltimore hospital where he died of causes that are still not clear.

But, the urban legend that has grown around him sometime suggests that he was found dead in the streets. I was even taught this in gradeschool.

Sorry for the confusion. ;)

]]> By: Jeff http://thehogshead.org/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-1102/comment-page-1/#comment-384776 Jeff Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:01:25 +0000 http://thehogshead.org/?p=1102#comment-384776 Poe didn't die in the gutter. He died in a hospital. This is historical fact. The building in which he died has a historical marker indicating that Poe died there. There's also other ample evidence that he died in a hospital. Poe didn’t die in the gutter. He died in a hospital. This is historical fact. The building in which he died has a historical marker indicating that Poe died there. There’s also other ample evidence that he died in a hospital.

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