January 19, 2009
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Signifyin’ Johnson and…
The Return of
The Purloined Letter“The letter acts like a signifier precisely to the extent that its function in the story does not require that its meaning be revealed.”
– Barbara Johnson, “The Frame of Reference,” an essay on a story by Poe
E is for Everlast:
As for Johnson’s title,
“The Frame of Reference,”
see the window above,
Epiphany 2007, and
Church of the
Forbidden Planet.Happy birthday,
Edgar Allan Poe.
