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It seems everything is politics these days. But at least can’t we keep art pure? You know, art for art’s sake? I offer my thoughts on the topic while we examine the classic silent film, Metropolis (1927).

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We finish our side trail on the implications of Poe’s horror by stepping more deeply into our own capacity to violence, reaching finally to Le Guin’s own direction: look to our modern political scene and the impulse to annihilation.

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We say Poe has influence the genre of horror, but have we really considered what that influence has revealed to us across the generations? What happens when we tell stories of a culture that has abandoned its moral foundations?

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There really isn’t that much to say about Poe, is there? He’s just creepy. But wait. What if we could explain the supposed madness in all these stories?

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Another Halloween treat from Poe, a reading of this lesser-known tale. And follow the podcast for some ways to think about it and “The Tell-Tale Heart”!

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This story, a quintessential Poe classic, is perfect not only for its conception of the psychology of horror, but for our larger discussion in Le Guin’s Journey 6. 

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What is this podcast? I recommend you start here, with this introduction to Literary Nomads and get a taste of what the larger series offers!

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What is this podcast? I recommend you start here, with this introduction to Literary Nomads and get a taste of what the larger series offers!

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What is this podcast? I recommend you start here, with this introduction to Literary Nomads and get a taste of what the larger series offers!

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Now that we’ve wrestled in and with Omelas for a bit, what questions remain for us to take forward on our journey? We’re walking away from Omelas, but let’s have an idea where we’re going.