Well there's a horrible gothic German poem called Lenore which inspired the
(equally horrible, but in parts amusing) Fifth Symphony by Raff, a Swiss
composer of the early 19th century. I'll look up the poem when I get back
to my shelves and see if I can quote a bit tomorrow.
Tony Frazer
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> De: Ritchie, George - BALTO <[log in to unmask]>
> A: 'Jim Bennett' <[log in to unmask]>; brit poets
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> Asunto: RE: Lenore
> Fecha: 28 January 1999 18:49
>
> Hi - I'm a new postee with hardly enough time to gape at this e-mail
> vortex, let alone respond intelligently (but this one's short): isn't
> this a Poe poem?
>
>
> George Ritchie
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Bennett [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 1999 7:40 PM
> > To: brit poets
> > Subject: Lenore
> >
> > Hi listies,
> >
> > Can someone tell me where the first name Lenore can be found, I
> > thought it was Milton but I cannot find it . So before I get all the
> > fabric softener jokes, I do mean a literary connection.
> >
> > Ta.
> >
> > Jim
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