What are the similarities and differences between the writing styles of the horror short stories by Edgar Allan Poe and Stepan King.
2006-10-23 16:03:05 · 7 answers · asked by sportchick359 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I find that King is too wordy. Poe was always more concise in my opinion. Poe's imagination was very dark and brooding.I sometimes feel he was on the edge of insanity, My favorite story is the "Telltale Heart", but his other stories are a close second
King has a tremendous imagination slipping into the supernatural, His stuff can be genuinely frightening while Poe brought us with him to the edge of insanity, My favorite story by King is the Shawshank redemption, It was so replete with character buildup and compelling story, that it may be my all-time favorite movie-even though it does not fit in with the horror genre.
I kind of wish that they would make a new movie of the telltale heart with Johny Depp - and Sean Connery as the policeman. It would be riveting. Don't you think so?
2006-10-23 16:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stephen King wrote the famous book on Telekinesis, called Carrie! He is an author. famous for horror and fantasy. He wrote his first story at an ealy age of 7. His works were used in motion pictures like Carrie, The Shining, Cujo, The Dead Zone, Misery, etc. He got caught in an accident & it was written in his book, On Writing.
Edgar Allan Poe, stayed in Philadelphia where he edited some works like Burton's Gentleman Magazine & Graham's magazine. He became a feared critic. The famous of his poems, Annabel Lee is beng declamed in some schools by students. He also wrote "The Raven." He is now known as an intelligent & one of the original writters in American literature.
2006-10-23 16:43:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Similarities...one only has to read the books to notice....The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe is a dead ringer for "Pet Semetary" by Stephen King. They both wrote about death and people coming back from the dead....both suspence...
2006-10-23 16:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by Natty137 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Major difference is Poe is a lot more wordy. Flowery language which was appropriate in his time. It would be hard to get that style published today.
2006-10-23 16:09:48 · answer #4 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the major themes and concepts of the two authors are basically the same. However the structure and language is different because there are two different time periods.
2006-10-24 07:54:21 · answer #5 · answered by faithful4ever13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poe stayed high and king,well, i don't know where king's inspiration comes from, i like poe better though.
2006-10-23 16:39:22 · answer #6 · answered by tithe institute 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-23 18:29:15 · answer #7 · answered by Zholla 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋