Did Edgar Allan Poe ever write something about alcohol? Like a poem? Quotations?
2007-04-17 15:28:13 · 11 answers · asked by OctoberGirl 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Cask of Amontillado (a type of spanish sherry)
Montresor (the murderer) tells the story of the night, half a century before, that he took his revenge on Fortunato, an Italian nobleman. Angry over some unspecified insult, he plots to murder his friend during carnival when the man is drunk and wearing a jester's motley. He lures him to the crypt with the promise of Amontillado.
2007-04-17 15:35:50 · answer #1 · answered by Dani G 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
In "The Cask of Amontillado" Fortunato drinks enough to cloud his judgment. He might have lived if he had stayed sober.
In "The Black Cat" the narrator drinks much too much. He blames his drinking for his cruelty to both his wife and his cat.
In "Ligeia" the narrator drinks and takes opium.
In "The Mask of the Red Death" there is a lot of drinking.
In "William Wilson" the narrator talks of his monumental debauches.
Finally, in The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym the narrator's best friend nearly gets them killed when he drunkenly steers a small boat through a storm.
2007-04-18 00:46:53 · answer #2 · answered by Artful 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, just the Cask of Amontillado and I know he mentions opium in the beginning of The Fall of the House of Usher.
I looked upon the scene before me - upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain - upon the bleak walls - upon the vacant eye-like windows - upon a few rank sedges - and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees - with an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after-dream of the reveller upon opium - the bitter lapse into everyday life - the hideous dropping off of the veil.
Recent theory has suggested that Poe was in fact NOT an alcoholic that he was deathly allergic to it and that he died of rabies in a hospital under the care of a Doctor - not drunk in the gutter. I dont think anyone has proven it for certain though. Pax - C
2007-04-17 22:56:59 · answer #3 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/poe/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe
www.poemuseum.org
www.eapoe.org
These sources may help you with what you are looking for. If you do not find the specific thing you are looking for type what you are looking for on Google Search Bar. According to my research he never wrote anything on alcohol or drinking. Not get discouraged I might be wrong!
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2007-04-17 22:38:43 · answer #4 · answered by Chezeni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God I hope not. I would hate to think those stories came from a sober mind. I love Poe's stuff.
2007-04-17 22:31:11 · answer #5 · answered by I like Chinese food 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Cask of Amantillado involved wine, but was not overtly about drinking.
He was more into making fun of Science than alcohol.
2007-04-17 23:10:13 · answer #6 · answered by Fish 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nothing about his alcoholism or his cocaine habit.
2007-04-17 22:35:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he didn't write something about alcohol
2007-04-17 22:32:34 · answer #8 · answered by airimluvs 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not as far as my knowledge goes....you should try about.com
2007-04-17 22:30:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no he didn't
2007-04-17 22:30:58 · answer #10 · answered by 15 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋