In message <[log in to unmask]>, Anthony Frazer
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>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
I backchannelled re Poe but Tony's right that there was an earlier
German poem by Gottfried August Burger, pub 1773. There were a lot of
English translations with a variety of name changes, the earliest
Ellenore 1790. Scott's version's called William and Helen. Poe's editor
T.O.Mabbott, though, says 'Poe's exact form of the name was, I suspect,
from "Lenore", the title of the longest poem of the once very well known
child poet, Margaret Miller Davidson (1823-1838).' He also refers to
'Gentlest Leonor' in Hemans' Forest Sanctuary.
>
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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
>> 127 Smith Avenue
>> Annapolis, MD 21401
>> (410) 280-1827
>>
>> > -----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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Alan Halsey
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