Call Me By Your Name
from Celebrate Creativity Hosted by George Bartley
Send us Fan Mail This episode continues a look at the possible inspirations for Bram Stocker’s Dracula. Surprisingly, many scholars feel the best candidate is poet Walt Whitman. George takes a look at the rather nervy “love letter” that Stoker send out of the blue to Whitman, and their interesting friendship - with their written communication that actually includes a variation on “call me by your name” (19th century style) Did Poe ever write any vampire/undead stories? Where did Bram Stoker FIRST learn horror stories? Why did Stoker feel Whitman was a kindred spirit? Why was Stocker's letter a little creepy? What does Stoker mean by “my kind?” Did he actually use the phrase “call me by your name?” How does Dracula resemble Whitman? 0:00 Introduction 01:29 Intro to the subject of Poe and the undead 04:25 Continuation regarding inspiration for Dracula 06:18 Stoker’s childhood and youth 07:39 Life as a young writer 08:11 Affinity for Whitman 08:48 Letter to Whitman 17:25 Comments on “call me by your name” 19:55 Comments on “my kind” 20:55 Reply from Whitman 22:25 Whitman as main influence for Dracula 23:35 Whitman’s Tickle Drops poem 24:50 Sources 25:56 Future episodes 27:06 Outro Support the show Thank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.
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Send us Fan Mail This episode continues a look at the possible inspirations for Bram Stocker’s Dracula. Surprisingly, many scholars feel the best candidate is poet Walt Whitman. George takes a look at the rather nervy “love letter” that Stoker send out of the blue to Whitman, and their interesting friendship - with their written communication that actually includes a variation on “call me by your name” (19th century style) Did Poe ever write any vampire/undead stories? ...
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