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Most of us know James Dickey's Deliverance
from the 1972 film version, and by the catchy
tune supposedly being played by this guy. |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Dogen Zenji (1200; died September 22, 1253) Japanese Buddhist monk and poet whose writings include "Bendowa"; "Bussho"; "Genjokoan"; "Uji";
Eihei Koroku (
Dogen's Extensive Record);
Eihei Shingi (the first Japanese Zen monastic code)
Hakuin Ekaku (1686; died January 18, 1768) Japanese Zen monk;
Itsumadegusa (
Wild Ivy); commentaries, sermons, and letters
Edgar Allan Poe (1809; died October 7, 1849) American poet and short story writer; short stories "The Cask of Amontillado"; "The Fall of the House of Usher"; "The Masque of the Red Death"; "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"; "The Pit and the Pendulum"; "The Purloined Letter"; "The Tell-Tale Heart"; poems "Annabel Lee"; "Eldorado"; "To Helen"; "The Raven"
Paul Cezanne (1839; died October 22, 1906) French painter;
Mont Sainte-Victoire seen from Bellevue;
Apothéose de Delacroix;
Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier;
The Card Players;
The Bathers
Eugene Manlove Rhodes (1869; died June 27, 1934) American writer;
Paso por Aqui
Died on this day:
William Congreve (1729; born January 24, 1670) English playwright and poet;
Love for Love;
The Way of the World
James Dickey (1997; born February 2, 1923) American poet and novelist;
Buckdancer's Choice: Poems;
Deliverance; Poet Laureate of the USA (1966)
Bonus Classic:
Sima Qian (c. 145/135-86) Chinese historian who wrote
Shiji (
Records of the Grand Historian)
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