For Evermore’: An Examination of Musical Ekphrases of E. A. Poe’s ‘The Raven
This article analyses the transfer of poetic language into music, focusing on Edgar Allan Poe’s celebrated poem “The Raven” (1845). After a theoretical study on poetic language and theoretical questions regarding transmediation, I look into different pieces of instrumental music directly inspired by...
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For Evermore’: An Examination of Musical Ekphrases of E. A. Poe’s ‘The RavenDíaz Morillo, Ester55 Historia::5505 Ciencias auxiliares de la historia::5505.10 FilologíaE. A. Poemusicpoetrytransmediationmusical ekphrasisuncannyE. A. Poemúsicapoesíatransmediaciónécfrasis musicalsiniestroThis article analyses the transfer of poetic language into music, focusing on Edgar Allan Poe’s celebrated poem “The Raven” (1845). After a theoretical study on poetic language and theoretical questions regarding transmediation, I look into different pieces of instrumental music directly inspired by Poe’s lines. To this end, I draw on ground-breaking research regarding media transformation by authors such as Lars Elleström, whose work provides the theoretical framework, and, most especially, Siglind Bruhn, who has written about the relation between poetry and music, and who coined the term “musical ekphrasis”. Finally, I argue that these composers transmediate Poe’s “The Raven” by using musical devices similar to those employed by Poe in his poem. Particularly important for this analysis will be compulsive repetition and variation as strategies of the musical ekphrasis, and the re-presentation of the uncanny in music.Este artículo analiza el trasvase del lenguaje poético a la música, con el conocido poema de Edgar Allan Poe “The Raven” (1845) como foco de atención. Tras un breve estudio teórico sobre el lenguaje poético y cuestiones teóricas sobre transmediación y adaptación, se examinan diferentes piezas musicales instrumentales directamente inspiradas por los versos de Poe. Para ello, me baso en las innovativas investigaciones sobre transformación de medios de autores como Elleström, cuyo trabajo proporciona el marco teórico, y, especialmente Bruhn, quien ha escrito sobre la relación entre poesía y música y quien acuñó el término “musical ekphrasis” (écfrasis musical). Finalmente, sostengo que estos compositores transmedian “The Raven” empleando mecanismos musicales similares a los utilizados por Poe en su poema. Especialmente importante para este análisis serán la compulsión por la repetición y variación como estrategias propias de la “musical ekphrasis”, así como la re-presentación de lo siniestro en la música.Universidad de Sevillae-Spacio UNED20252025-06-2620232023-10-0420232023-10-04journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/26930reponame:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNEDinstname:Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaEspañolspaopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.esoai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/269302026-06-06T12:38:31Z |
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This article analyses the transfer of poetic language into music, focusing on Edgar Allan Poe’s celebrated poem “The Raven” (1845). After a theoretical study on poetic language and theoretical questions regarding transmediation, I look into different pieces of instrumental music directly inspired by Poe’s lines. To this end, I draw on ground-breaking research regarding media transformation by authors such as Lars Elleström, whose work provides the theoretical framework, and, most especially, Siglind Bruhn, who has written about the relation between poetry and music, and who coined the term “musical ekphrasis”. Finally, I argue that these composers transmediate Poe’s “The Raven” by using musical devices similar to those employed by Poe in his poem. Particularly important for this analysis will be compulsive repetition and variation as strategies of the musical ekphrasis, and the re-presentation of the uncanny in music. |
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