Edgar Allan Poe: Love, Death, and Women (2007)
Crime author Denise Mina investigates the life and work of one of the world's greatest horror writers, Edgar Allan Poe. The relationships between Poe and the women in his life - mother, wife, paramour and muse - were tenuous at best, disastrous at worst, yet they provided inspiration and stimulus for some of the most terrifying and influential short stories of the early 19th century. Travelling between New York, Virginia and Baltimore, Mina unravels Poe's tortuous and peculiar relationships. Dramatised inserts take us into the minds of Poe and his women through their own letters, journals and published writing.
Primary Title
- Edgar Allan Poe: Love, Death, and Women
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 3 October 2013
Release Year
- 2007
Start Time
- 12 : 00
Finish Time
- 13 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- BBC Four
Broadcaster
- British Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- Crime author Denise Mina investigates the life and work of one of the world's greatest horror writers, Edgar Allan Poe. The relationships between Poe and the women in his life - mother, wife, paramour and muse - were tenuous at best, disastrous at worst, yet they provided inspiration and stimulus for some of the most terrifying and influential short stories of the early 19th century. Travelling between New York, Virginia and Baltimore, Mina unravels Poe's tortuous and peculiar relationships. Dramatised inserts take us into the minds of Poe and his women through their own letters, journals and published writing.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Denise Mina (Host)
Contributors
- Lucille Sharp (Actor)
- Lauren Marcus (Actor)
- Anita Vettesse (Actor)
- Tamara Kennedy (Actor)
- Louise Lockwood (Producer)
- Louise Lockwood (Director)
- Lindsay Shapero (Executive Producer)