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The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether ist eine Kurzgeschichte von Edgar Allan Poe. Sie wurde erstmals im November 1845 in Graham’s Magazine veröffentlicht. Das Manuskript mit einigen unveröffentlichten Passagen befindet sich in der Morgan Library & Museum .
"The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" is a dark comedy short story by the American author Edgar Allan Poe. First published in Graham's Magazine in November 1845, the story centers on a naïve and unnamed narrator's visit to a mental asylum in the southern provinces of France.
A short story about a visit to a private mad-house in France, where the superintendent claims to have renounced the "soothing system" of treatment. The narrator encounters a mysterious and beautiful woman who may or may not be a lunatic, and witnesses a shocking revelation.
In the story ‘The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether’ there is a classic ‘gothic’ description of a first approach to the threatening castle, mansion or, in this case, lunatic asylum: ‘Through this dank and gloomy wood we rode… when the Maison de Santé came in view.
- Fiona Subotsky
- 2009
6. Feb. 2023 · A comprehensive guide to Poe's tale of a madhouse doctor and his feather-wielding professor, with commentary, reading and reference texts, and comparative and study texts. Learn about the story's characters, setting, summary, manuscripts, publications, and reprints.
Poe's disturbing story “The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether” describes a visit to a madhouse, ostensibly in the South of France, by a traveler who wishes to examine what is called the “soothing system” by which its inmates are treated.
12. Dez. 2020 · the system of doctor tarr and professor fether During the autumn of 18—, while on a tour through the extreme southern provinces of France, my route led me within a few miles of a certain Maison de Santé or private mad-house, about which I had heard much, in Paris, from my medical friends.
