点评:This museum is amazing if you are a Poe fan. It has a lot of history about the author as well as many of his possessions.
Poe, who began publishing a couple of decades after Washington Irving, is often credited as the first American author to achieve a profound, permanent global critical reception that changed the course of world literature. While Irving was a popular sensation, Poe's works deeply infected European avant-garde movements. French poet Charles Baudelaire famously translated Poe, cementing his legendary status in Europe and influencing global movements like Symbolism, science fiction, and detective fiction.
The museum takes about two hours to fully enjoy. It is not his actual home as some people think. I learned a lot about Poe to include many lesser known facts like him still holding a US swim record. The museum even has the original set of stairs that Poe went up and down, affording a visitor to do the same. The exact cause of his death still remains a mystery, which is fitting for the man. For kids, there is a black cat scavenger hunt for kids 5-8 or a black raven scavenger hunt for ages 9 and up. The museum offers a military and senior discount and it is closed on Mondays.
There is a small parking lot that offers free parking. If unavailable, there is some free and paid street parking. The museum also has a wonderful gift shop.
Enjoy Poe in his surroundings. If you are lucky, you might hear the beating of a heart!
翻译:如果你是爱伦·坡的粉丝,这家博物馆绝对值得一逛。里面陈列着大量关于这位作家的历史资料以及他的个人遗物。
爱伦·坡在华盛顿·欧文之后几十年才开始发表作品,他常被誉为第一位获得全球性认可并深刻影响了世界文学发展进程的美国作家。虽然欧文在当时也颇受欢迎,但坡的作品却深深影响了欧洲的先锋文学运动。法国诗人夏尔·波德莱尔就曾翻译过坡的作品,这一点也广为人知。这进一步巩固了他在欧洲的传奇地位,同时也影响了象征主义、科幻小说以及侦探小说等全球性文学思潮。
参观这座博物馆大约需要两小时才能尽兴。它并非如有些人所想的那样是爱伦·坡的故居。我从馆中了解到了许多关于爱伦·坡的知识,包括一些鲜为人知的趣事,比如他曾保持着美国的游泳纪录。博物馆甚至还保留了爱伦·坡曾经上下行走的楼梯,游客也可以亲自体验一番。至于他的死因究竟为何,至今仍是个谜。这对这位作家来说再合适不过了。针对儿童,则有适合5至8岁孩子的黑猫寻宝游戏,以及适合9岁及以上孩子的黑乌鸦寻宝游戏。博物馆为军人及老年人提供折扣优惠,周一则闭馆休息。
博物馆旁边有一个小型停车场,提供免费停车服务。若停车场已满,附近也有一些免费或收费的路边停车位。此外,博物馆还设有一家很棒的纪念品商店。
尽情沉浸在爱伦·坡的氛围中吧。运气好的话,你或许还能听到心跳声呢!