Now that's disturbing Epic Rap Battles of History (Ft. Watsky & Zach Sherwin) – Stephen King vs Edgar Allan Poe
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When he was 26, Edgar Allan Poe infamously married his first cousin Virginia when she was a minor, merely 13 years old. In his time, this decision was not as frowned upon as it would be today.
King lists a couple of Poe’s horror stories, saying that the fact that he hooked up with his cousin is more disturbing than either.
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He’s saying King is just an imitator of the famous Gothic writing, Bram Stoker.
King has acknowledged Stoker as an influence and this book “Salem’s Lot” was envisioned as a retelling of “Dracula”.
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A repetição traz uma sensação de constância, a imutabilidade do trilho entre o vale e o monte pontuado pela montanha. Ao mesmo tempo, estas linhas repetidas enquadram estas cinco estrofes, onde apenas três linhas mudam de cada vez: a vida, como qualquer jornada, é apenas uma série de pequenas mudanças em um grande cenário de permanência.
President Obama’s favorite word. #foreshadowing #DalmoForPresident2014
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