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This episode is baed on a very personal letter sent by Bram Stoker (the author of Dracula) to Walt Whitman. Stoker express (in  almost homoerotic) tones his admiration for Whitman - and this episode points out that Walt Whitman has been suggested as a model for Dracula!


•Did Poe write any works about vampires or the undead? Explain.
•What was Poe;s final complete poem?
•What was Stoker;s life like as a young writer?
•On what day did Stoker send his first letter to Whitman?
•What do you think Stoker meant in his letter by “my kind?” 
•What does “call me by your name” mean?
• Would “call me by your name” be appropriate in a business situation?
•What does “Tickle Drop” mean to you?

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:15 Intro to the subject of Poe and the undead
• 02:33 Annabel Lee
• 05:35 Continuation regarding inspiration for Dracula
• 05:53 Stoker’s childhood and youth
• 07:12 Life as a young writer
• 08:16 Letter to Whitman
• 21:57 Reply from Whitman
• 23:27 Whitman as main influence for Dracula
• 26:03 Whitman’s Tickle Drops poem
• 27:28 Future Episodes
• 28:06 Sources
• 29:18 Outro

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