About this episode
This episode continues an examination of possible “reimagings” of some of Poe’s works. The nature of the murders in the first real detective story is examined, as well as the comparison of the effects of Covid-19 to the unamed disease in The Masque of the Red Death. Religious intolerance in The Pit and the Pendulum is examaned, as well as revisiting Annabel Lee. And be sure and join Celebrate Poe for the next two episodes - Poe, the Stoned Teenager.
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:16 Nature of the Murders in the Rue Morgue
- 04:29 “Updating” the disease in Red Death to Covid-19
- 09:33 Covid-19 and society
- 13:39 Updating The Pit and the Pendulum
- 17:30 Religious intolerance in “The Pit and the Pendulum”
- 19:54 Revisiting “Annabel Lee”
- 25:07 Future episodes
- 25:50 Sources
- 26:28 Outro
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