The Raven Contributor(s): Poe, Edgar Allan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1365148017 ISBN-13: 9781365148019 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $9.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Horror - General |
Dewey: 818.309 |
Physical Information: 0.08" H x 6" W x 9" (0.14 lbs) 34 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: ...Quoth the Raven, ""Nevermore."" ""The Raven"" is a classic narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness. The lover, often identified as being a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas, the raven seems to further instigate his distress with its constant repetition of the word ""Nevermore"". The poem makes use of a number of folk, mythological, religious, and classical references. Poe claimed to have written the poem very logically and methodically, intending to create a poem that would appeal to both critical and popular tastes, as he explained in his 1846 follow-up essay, ""The Philosophy of Composition"". The poem was inspired in part by a talking raven in the novel Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty by Dickens. |