- 07 Mar, 2021
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The Fall of the House
After reading Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” and viewing my recorded lecture, post on one of the following topics:
Watch the excerpt of the Philip Glass opera and comment on the way that it interprets Poe’s story and characterization, specifically the conclusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLcn_zeUZ94.
Watch the trailer of The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) film and comment on the ways that you think it presents Poe’s short story in relation to your reading of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Xe7TdClbA
Select a visual work of visual art inspired by “The Fall of the House of Usher” and comment on the ways that you think it represents the story and / or characterization. Be sure to attach the work for us to see. (You can Google images of “The Fall of the House of Usher”)
Your response should be a minimum of 300 words. Be sure to reference at least one quote from Poe’s story in the development of your commentary.