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Ligeia

L for Ligeia

Lydian Ligeia didn't last
would she have given up forbidden wisdom
in exchange for lyterian?
Allan gulps in lypemania
as she sleeps underneath the earth 
where a lychgate stands 
even in her lysis she lies lyncean
- Hazel, Stasia Desiderata



Ligeia is a story about female beauty, intelligence, human mortality and opium-induced hallucinations of  resurrection, by Edgar Allan Poe. Trust Poe to weave brilliant tales out of his drunken episodes.  Now we have film adaptations as well as moments of literary luxury listening to his genius, The Conqueror Worm. 

In beauty of face no maiden ever equaled her. It was the radiance of an opium-dream – an airy and spirit-lifting vision more wildly divine than the fantasies which hovered about the slumber... (source)

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Meryl said…
Poe was one awesome, talented, troubled artist...
4 October 2011 at 23:39
Rajesh said…
This is wonderful.
5 October 2011 at 00:08
Kathy B. said…
I have to laugh at getting an opium-dream intervention into one of the more bureaucratic moments of my day.
5 October 2011 at 00:09
photowannabe said…
This is kind of a wild dream and post. Lots of L words not commonly used.
5 October 2011 at 01:00
Scriptor Senex said…
I Like Learning on people's blogs - thanks for bringing me L for Ligeia.
5 October 2011 at 01:51
Rinkly Rimes said…
I'd never heard of this poor lady who seems to have come to a sticky end. But it all sounds very Poe-ish to me.
5 October 2011 at 02:39
Chubskulit Rose said…
Brilliant choice for letter L sis.

Lessons at Home is one of my entries.
5 October 2011 at 05:02
Roger Owen Green said…
My daughter is Lydian - or specifically, Lydia.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
5 October 2011 at 06:17
Gattina said…
I learned something new !
Gattina
ABC Team
5 October 2011 at 16:34
Carver said…
What a great choice for the letter L.
5 October 2011 at 19:32
Chronicles of Illusions said…
I have often wondered what drugs he was on...
Great post
6 October 2011 at 07:58
Hazel said…
I read he was fond of absinthe, and I roamed Bangkok for the green liquid. Silly fan.
6 October 2011 at 10:14
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