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In 1970, Czechoslovakian writer Ludvík Vaculík made many references to "A Descent into the Maelström" as well as "The Black Cat" in his novel The Guinea Pigs. In Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano, Paul Proteus thinks to himself "Descent into the Maelstrom" as he succumbs to the will of his wife. [13]
Into the Maelstrom or Descent Into the Maelstrom may refer to: "A Descent into the Maelström", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe Into the Maelstrom (Dungeons & Dragons) Into the Maelstrom, a 2005 sci-fi film directed by Peter Sullivan, part of the 48 Hour Film Project with Eric Etebari
A Descent into the Maelström, an 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe; Maelstrom (Timms novel), a novel by E.V. Timms; Maelstrom, a 2001 novel by Peter Watts; Maelstrom, a 2006 novel in the Petaybee universe by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough; Maelstrom, a 2017 novel by Yael Inokai
It is also popularly known as maelstrom – a Nordic word (malstrøm/malström) for a strong whirlpool which originates from the Dutch combination of malen (to grind) and stroom (stream). This term was introduced into the English language by Edgar Allan Poe in 1841, through his short story "A Descent into the Maelström". Poe provides an ...
It quickly became popular and was issued in both Swedish and Danish editions. Ramus also wrote about the famous Maelstrom at Moskenstraumen. His work was read by Edgar Allan Poe and featured in his short story A Descent into the Maelström (1841). [3]
A Descent into the Maelstrom (1986) music by Philip Glass, set design by Eamon D"Arcy, direction by Matthew McGuire, commissioned by the Adelaide Festival and performed by the Australian Dance Theatre; Geologic Moments (1986), with composers Philip Glass and Julius Eastman. Commissioned by the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Next Wave Festival
Poe described this phenomenon in his short story "A Descent into the Maelström", which in 1841 was the first to use the word maelstrom in the English language; [8] in this story related to the Lofoten Maelstrom, two fishermen are swallowed by the maelstrom while one survives. [10]
Another album, Descent into the Maelstrom, was released in the 1970s; it consisted of recordings made between 1951 and 1966. [81] Tristano had a series of illnesses in the 1970s, including eye pain and emphysema (he smoked for most of his life). [82] On November 18, 1978, he died of a heart attack at home [83] in Jamaica, New York. [17]