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By Edgar Allan Poe. I. Thy soul shall find itself alone. ’Mid dark thoughts of the gray tombstone— Not one, of all the crowd, to pry. Into thine hour of secrecy. II. Be silent in that solitude, Which is not loneliness—for then. The spirits of the dead who stood. In life before thee are again. In death around thee—and their will.
Former Shakespearean actor Toby Dammit is losing his acting career to alcoholism. He agrees to work on a film, to be shot in Rome, for which he will be given a brand new Ferrari as a bonus incentive. Dammit begins to have unexpected visions of a macabre girl with a white ball.
'Spirits of the Dead' (1968), a French-Italian production narrated by Vincent Price, features three Edgar Allan Poe stories adapted for the screen and directed by three of Europe's most fascinating filmmakers of the period (choke!).
‘Spirits of the Dead’ by Edgar Allan Poe describes death as the greatest of mysteries and something to be appreciated for its own beauties. The poem begins with the speaker describing how “you” are standing in a cemetery alone.
Thy soul shall find itself alone. 'Mid dark thoughts of the grey tomb-stone; Not one, of all the crowd, to pry. Into thine hour of secrecy. Be silent in that solitude, Which is not loneliness — for then. The spirits of the dead, who stood. In life before thee, are again. In death around thee, and their will.
“Spirits of the Dead” explores the intersections of gothic horror and romance, depicting beauty in both life and in death, and supporting Poe’s belief in seeing man and Nature holistically, rather than isolated sections.
The complete, unabridged text of Spirits of the Dead by Edgar Allan Poe, with vocabulary words and definitions.
