The Raven, and The Philosophy of Composition by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Raven, and The Philosophy of Composition" by Edgar Allan Poe is a narrative poem and essay published in 1845-1846. The poem tells of a grieving student haunted by a mysterious raven that endlessly repeats a single word while he mourns his lost love, Lenore. The accompanying essay reveals Poe's methodical approach to crafting the piece, explaining how he deliberately constructed every element to achieve maximum emotional impact. Together, they offer both
a haunting tale of obsession and descent into madness, and a rare glimpse into the artistic process behind one of literature's most famous poems. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Jenkins, Will |
| Illustrator | Perrett, Galen J., 1875-1949 |
| Title | The Raven, and The Philosophy of Composition |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven |
| Credits |
Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 49.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | English language -- Rhetoric |
| Subject | Ravens -- Poetry |
| Subject | Fantasy poetry, American |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 55749 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-55749-6 |
| Release Date | Oct 14, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2040 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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