Poe Exhibit Related Events
Exhibit Public Opening and Reception
In Honor of Edgar Allan Poe: An Afternoon of Stories and Songs with The Tell Tale Hearts
See the Richmond storytelling group's performance
Auditorium of the Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library
4 p.m. – 6 p.m., Friday, March 27th
The Edgar A. Poe Bicentennial Symposium (1809–2009)
"Rethinking the Center, Remapping the Culture: Poe and the American Renaissance"
Led by Jerome McGann, John Stewart Bryan University Professor of English, U.Va., and J. Gerald Kennedy, William A. Read Professor of English, LSU, and Lillian Gary Taylor Visiting Fellow in American Literature, University of Virginia Library
Auditorium of the Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library
Friday – Saturday, April 3 and 4
Visit the Harrison Institute site for more information.
Gallery Talks
Poe and Visual Art: Edouard Manet's The Raven and the Watercolors of Arthur Rackham
Katherine Baker, PhD Candidate, McIntire Department of Art, University of Virginia
Main Gallery, Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library
Wednesday, April 1, 4 p.m.
Poe and Nabokov
Julian Connolly, Professor, Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Virginia
Main Gallery, Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library
Wednesday, April 8, 12 p.m.
Poe and Science
Deandra Little, Assistant Professor, English and Teaching Resource Center, University of Virginia
Main Gallery, Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library
Wednesday, April 15, 12 p.m.
Virginia Festival of the Book
Poe and the Power of Imagination
Author Harry Lee Poe will discuss his recently-published book, Edgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to his Tell-Tale Stories (New York: Metro Books, 2008), as part of the celebration of the Virginia Festival of the Book 2009.
Auditorium, Harrison Institue/Small Special Collections Library
Friday, March 20, 2 p.m.
Related Sites
"From Out That Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allen Poe" Exhibit
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/press/poe/
For hours and other events at the Harrison Institute:
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/harrison/
Area celebrations and events for Poe's bicentennial:
http://www.poe200th.com/
Edgar Allan Poe Images
Edouard Manet illustration from "Le Corbeau," the French translation of "The Raven." From the U.Va. Library's Small Special Collections Library.
A 1919 portrait of Poe by Bernhardt Wall (1872-1956) Courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center.
A scene from Poe's "The Raven," as illustrated by Gustave Doré. From the U.Va. Library's Small Special Collections Library.
