Mulvanerty, ENG 323 - Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Pop Culture
Mark and Jeanne Mulvanerty
Hello all,
I couldn’t believe it until I saw it myself, but Iron Maiden has a song called “Rime of the Ancient Mariner!” I am not a big heavy metal music fan, but I think it is remarkable that Coleridge’s work has found its way into modern-day rock and roll!
You can read the lyrics here: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/i/iron+maiden/rime+of+the+ancient+mariner_20068045.html and you can see it performed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBbHaC632jg.
Crazy, huh?
I also read that one of the top 10 comic book characters’ names is inspired by Coleridge’s poem. (Source: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/394584_top-10-comic-boon-anti-heroes) Read below:
Namor the Sub-Mariner is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe, and one of the first superheroes, debuting in Spring 1939. The character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for Funnies Inc., one of the first "packagers" in the early days of comic books that supplied comics on demand to publishers looking to enter the new medium.
Initially created for the unreleased comic Motion Picture Funnies Weekly, the Sub-Mariner first appeared publicly in Marvel Comics #1 (Oct. 1939) — the first comic book from Timely Comics, the 1930s-1940s predecessor of the company Marvel Comics. During that period, known to historians and fans as the Golden Age of Comic Books, the Sub-Mariner was one of Timely's top three characters, along with Captain America and the original Human Torch. Everett said the character's name was inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". -Wikipedia.org
Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/394584_top-10-comic-boon-anti-heroes#ixzz1Cfxtuuis
I think it is really amazing that Rime of the Ancient Mariner has inspired so much of today’s pop culture!
Best,
Jeanne Mulvanerty, ENG 323
Carly Sewell
The Iron Maiden Poem really helped bring Coleridge's poem to life. I
feel like a lot of things are lost within translation when reading
some of these poems because they are not written in today's English.
I really enjoyed reading that. I always find that the older bands, or
bands that do not associate themselves with the mainstream incorporate
different ideas from the past into their songs.
- Carly
On Jan 31, 10:58 pm, "Mark and Jeanne Mulvanerty"
> Hello all,
>
> I couldn't believe it until I saw it myself, but Iron Maiden has a song
> called "Rime of the Ancient Mariner!" I am not a big heavy metal music
> fan, but I think it is remarkable that Coleridge's work has found its way
> into modern-day rock and roll!
>
> 5.html and you can see it performed here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBbHaC632jg.
> Crazy, huh?
>
> I also read that one of the top 10 comic book characters' names is inspired
> by Coleridge's poem. (Source:http://www.bukisa.com/articles/394584_top-10-comic-boon-anti-heroes) Read
> below:
>
> Namor the Sub-Mariner is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel
> Comics universe, and one of the first superheroes, debuting in Spring 1939.
> The character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for Funnies Inc.,
> one of the first "packagers" in the early days of comic books that supplied
> comics on demand to publishers looking to enter the new medium.
>
> Initially created for the unreleased comic Motion Picture Funnies Weekly,
> company Marvel Comics. During that period, known to historians and fans as
> the Golden Age of Comic Books, the Sub-Mariner was one of Timely's top three
> characters, along with Captain America and the original Human Torch. Everett
> said the character's name was inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem,
> "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". -Wikipedia.org
>
>
> Read more:
> <http://www.bukisa.com/articles/394584_top-10-comic-boon-anti-heroes#i...
> xtuuis>http://www.bukisa.com/articles/394584_top-10-comic-boon-anti-heroes#i...
> tuuis
> I think it is really amazing that Rime of the Ancient Mariner has inspired
> so much of today's pop culture!
>
> Best,
>
> Jeanne Mulvanerty, ENG 323
>
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