| THE RAVEN (Illustrated Edition): Including Essays about the Poem & Biography of Edgar Allan Poe Contributor(s): Poe, Edgar Allan (Author), Doré, Gustave (Author) |
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ISBN: 8027331730 ISBN-13: 9788027331734 Publisher: E-Artnow OUR PRICE: $14.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Death, Grief, Loss |
| Dewey: 811.3 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6" W x 9" (0.61 lbs) 202 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Raven is a narrative poem 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. This edition also includes: The Philosophy of Composition - An essay in which Poe describes his method in writing the poem The Raven by Sarah Helen Whitman - A poem written as a valentine to Edgar Allan Poe The Raven by Edward Everett Hale - An article about the poem The Dreamer by Mary Newton Stanard - A biography of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic, best known for his poetry and short stories of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. |