Edgar Allan Poe's stories and poems were influential to a number of writers and artists in the 1800's and early 20th Century. Most notably, the great French poet, Charles Baudelaire, famous for his book Le Fleurs du Mal, popularized Poe in his native country with his translations.
Artists were also captivated by Poe's imagination-spawning themes and imagery. One of them was the Austrian printmaker, painter and illustrator, Alfred Kubin (10 April 1877 – 20 August 1959), who immersed himself in Symbolism and Expressionism. In 1920 he illustrated a book in German that printed Poe's work. Titled, Edgar Allan Poe, Nebelmeer (Sea of Fog), the introduction was written by the German writer of horror, Hans Heinz Ewers.
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| The Black Cat. |
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| The Cask of Amontillado. |
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| The Fall of the House of Usher. |
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| Ligeia. |
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| The Masque of the Red Death. |
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| Murders in the Rue Morgue. |
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| The Pit and the Pendulum. |
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| The Premature Burial. |
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| The Bottle Imp. |
These are generally quite disturbing but that Rue Morgue illustration is terrifying. I've never seen these before. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteA lot of his other work is quite macabre. He is also noted for his one novel, "The Other Side".
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