The Return of
The Purloined Letter
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.