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- Sep 2024
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As the strong man exults in his physical ability, delighting in such exercises as call his muscles into action,(1) so glories the analyst in that moral activity which disentangles. He derives pleasure from even the most trivial occupations bringing his talent into play. He is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, of hieroglyphics; exhibiting in his solutions of each{b} a degree of acumen{c} which appears to the ordinary apprehension præternatural.
These are the traits I've seen on both Sherlock Holmes' novel and the BBC television series starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
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There is also a story, still sometimes told by stage comedians, about a barber's pet monkey who, in the absence of his master from the shop, essayed to shave a customer with disastrous results.
Probably because Poe was deeply influenced by Voltaire, a man committed in breaking conventional social norms. Hence the absurd story.
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Voltaire's Zadig
Edgar Allan Poe was deeply influenced by Voltaire (伏爾泰).
Voltaire was a prominent figure in the 18th-century French Enlightenment movement.
Hence, I anticipate the incorporation of elements from that era, especially the philosophical discussion and dialogue that challenge conventional social norms, as evident in Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.”
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