Seanchai Library's Storytellers and creative folk bring a you a very
special place to visit this autumnal season...
The Raven's Chamber offers around the clock presentations of Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem of loss, love, and regret 'The Raven'.
Poe Castle in Second Life: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lilypad/142/12/3795
Octoberworld in Kitely: hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/OCTOBERWORLD/129/61/37
The poem is presented on two local audio streams by many different
storytellers and readers...
PLUS two more streams provide descriptive audio of the Raven's Chamber Experience AND 24/7 presentations of many more of Edgar Allan Poe's works from numerous storytellers.
PLUS two more streams provide descriptive audio of the Raven's Chamber Experience AND 24/7 presentations of many more of Edgar Allan Poe's works from numerous storytellers.
The 'Traditional' Stream - in which the words and general presentation follow the Poe's original.
and
The 'Riff' Stream - which offers various unusual presentations of the poem highlighting the influences this piece has created.
In addition to the audio presentation there is a continuous
running slide show of Gustav Dore's hauntingly beautiful illustrations created in posthumous collaboration with Poe in 1854
especially for this poem.
This is an Immersive and Interpretative experience as well. There are many clickable items offering interpretive opportunities and information about the mythos behind and surrounding this piece, and it's effects on popular culture over the last 165 years. There is also a descriptive audio stream describing the features of the Raven's Chamber Experience.
This is an Immersive and Interpretative experience as well. There are many clickable items offering interpretive opportunities and information about the mythos behind and surrounding this piece, and it's effects on popular culture over the last 165 years. There is also a descriptive audio stream describing the features of the Raven's Chamber Experience.
The exhibit is open now and we would love for you to
come visit and experience this masterpiece.
We thrive on
feedback and we would really appreciate you sharing your thoughts about this exhibit
on whatever social media outlet you may use.
It is early in the season yet, and The Seanchai Library
storytellers and builders are continuing to enhance the exhibit, with more presentations and goodies being added daily, so you may wish to visit often.
There many freebies offered here and will be many more as we
continue into the season. Cool things like Lenore's Tombstone, an everwatching
Raven, a bottle of Nepenthe, bust of Pallas, illustrations for your home, and
much more.
FOR YOU AUDIOBOOK LISTENERS
We will also be giving away three copies of the
Audible.com Audiobook 'Forevermore', a detective story about the mysterious circumstances surrounding Edgar Allan Poe's untimely death narrated by Seanchai Library's own storyteller Shandon
Loring. Three lucky visitors over the season will be awarded a coupon code to
download this audiobook direct from Audible.
(if you have never listened to an audiobook we can offer you a free acccount
and a free book of your choice to get you started)
and a free book of your choice to get you started)
We do hope you'll have an opportunity to visit us.
Poe Castle in Second Life: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lilypad/142/12/3795
Octoberworld in Opensim Kitely: hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/OCTOBERWORLD/129/61/37
SPECIAL NOTE TO EDUCATORS:
If you have questions, need resources, or study guides, or would like more information please
contact Shandon Loring inworld on either grid, or email at shandon@seanchailibrary.com
You are most welcome to use this area for a discussion group
or listening party or some other cool thing, we'd love to know what you come up
with!
Just a few of the interpretative features include:
- A Raven poem vocabulary scroll discussing meaning,
origins, and usage of the unique vocabulary in Raven
- Artistic discussions of The Raven
- Symbolism of the many features of the poem such as 'the bust of Pallas'
- History and usage of "nepenthe" across cultures
and through the ages
- A lively commentary on the symbolism of Lenore and who she
is/was, and her status in the corporeal vs ethereal worlds
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