About this episode
“Poe in South Carolina” discusses some of Poe’s life in the Army while stationed in South Carolina. This episode has several passages regarding the geographic area in Poe’s story, “The Gold Bug” 10 significant partially because (with the exception of “Tales of the Ragged Mountain”) the story is one of the few pieces that Poe wrote that takes place in a specifically mentioned geographic region. This episode also touches on some possible sources for “The Cask of Amontillado.” The episode ends with a comparison between “The Mourner” and “Annabel Lee.”
- What is Sullivan Island?
- Who is the character Jupiter in “The Gold Bug?”
- Who is the character Legrand in “The Gold Bug?”
- Who is Gustavus Drane?
- What legend arose around Drane?
- What are some possible influences on “The Cask of Amontillado?”
- Who is Thomas Dunn English?
- How MIGHT Poe have run across “The Mourner?”
- What is significant about “The Mourner?”
- What are some similarities between “The Mourner” and “Annabel Lee?
- 00:02 Introduction
- 00:43 “The Gold Bug” and its geographical references
- 07:42 Possible sources for The Cask of Amontillado
- 12:14 Thomas Dunn English
- 16:51 Finding “The Mourner” in Charleston?
- 19:57 The Mourner
- 21:50 Similaries between “The Mourner” and “Annabel Lee”
- 23:24 “Annabel Lee” as a masterpiece
- 26:17 Next episode
- 27:10 Sources
- 27:41 Outro
Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.
Get every episode summarized
Each time Celebrate Creativity publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
