A Descent into the Maelstrom is a 1841 short story by American author, Edgar Allen Poe. It was inspired by the Moskstraumen whirlpool in Norway. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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1841/04/00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Author | Edgar Allan Poe's "A Descent into the Maelstrom" turns up in Graham's Magazine. | ||||
1841/04/00 | Graham's Magazine | Publisher | Edgar Allan Poe's "A Descent into the Maelstrom" turns up in Graham's Magazine. |
Particulars for A Descent into the Maelstrom (short story): | |||
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Narrative Arts | Adventure | ||
Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
Motif | Nautical | associated with seamen, navigation or ships | |
Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
Narrative Arts | Science Fiction | ||
Art Type | Short Story | short form narrative fiction | |
Marine feature | Whirlpool, Maelstrom |
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