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Perhaps Poe's most famous work, The Raven was first published in 1845 in the New York Evening Mirror. Known for its tight rhymes, rhythm, and the repetitive response given by the eponymous raven-Nevermore-the poem focuses on that raven and a forlorn man who is distraught over his lost lover, Lenore.
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Publication
Dover Publications (1996), Edition: Revised ed., 64 pages
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LibraryThing member djmeyers
I have always been a big fan of Edgar Allan Poe, but this book was excellent! The illustrations, done in an etching technique called 'drypoint printmaking', really brought the poem to life for me and created a very dramatic effect. The emotions I experienced were similiar to watching an old
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HItchcock film! It was creepy, eerie, and very suspenseful-- all qualities the author and illustrator were trying to convey. While this book was a stand alone and not a collection, it caught my eye in the YA section of the library due to the cover. Fabulously done! Now I am going to have to research Edgar Allan Poe's eary marriage and the tragedy surrounding his young wife's death to satisfy my curiousity about 'Lenore'. Show Less
LibraryThing member john257hopper
Slightly unusual humorous poem by the master of the macabre.
LibraryThing member 26kathryn
The Raven is a classic poem that I expect everyone has heard of. Imagine how you'd feel if you heard a knock at your door, only there was nobody there. Then you hear it again and so you open the window, only to have a raven fly in and perch itself above your door. It then just sits there looking at
I loved the way the words flowed so easily in this poem. It almost sounds like a song.
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you and croaking "Nevermore". That's what happens in this poem and it's really very haunting.I loved the way the words flowed so easily in this poem. It almost sounds like a song.
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LibraryThing member Js126863
The Raven is a narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe. The poem tells a story about a talking raven that mysteriously visits a man in the night. The man is mourning the lose of his love, Lenore. The raven seems to make this man who is suffering suffer even more by telling him "nevermore". The main theme
I absolutely love this poem. It is a tragic poem about the lose of a loved one.
After the poem, the kids could tell you what they think the poems meaning is.
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of this poem is undying devotion. The man starts out being "weak and weary" and ends with him turning into a mad man. I absolutely love this poem. It is a tragic poem about the lose of a loved one.
After the poem, the kids could tell you what they think the poems meaning is.
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LibraryThing member clq
I've read The Raven a few times in the past, but never "properly". Because of the reputation this poem has, I hoped that this was why I didn't appreciate it as much as it seems I should have.
I decided to finally sit down and read through it a few times slowly, and think about it properly.
And yes,
I decided to finally sit down and read through it a few times slowly, and think about it properly.
And yes,
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it does get better with repetition, and yes, it is worth spending some time thinking about. Rather than wondering why people really like The Raven, I now really like it myself. I still don't find it exceptional, but it's definitely a thoughtful, emotional piece of writing that I think is not only worth reading, but also worth re-reading and thinking about. Show Less
LibraryThing member lquilter
Still creepy! And memorable to my 6yo who was quoting it weeks later.
As chance would have it, I was in Charleston a month later, and hearing the ghost story about the little girl who was the "lost love" object of this poem, Poe then being in his 20s and the girl being 12 or 13 when he
As chance would have it, I was in Charleston a month later, and hearing the ghost story about the little girl who was the "lost love" object of this poem, Poe then being in his 20s and the girl being 12 or 13 when he
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surreptitiously courted her. Show Less
LibraryThing member jimocracy
I'm sure this story is chocked full of symbolism and meaning but I didn't see it.
LibraryThing member bdtrump
A must read for anyone - Poe's genius at play.
LibraryThing member AVoraciousReader
4.5
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Edgar Allan Poe’s celebrated poem available and narrated by Christopher Walken.
It’s Edgar Allan Poe and Christopher Walken. How bad can it be? As it turns out, not bad at all. There were a few times the background noise was distracting (the guitars for instance),
*Book source ~ Free online
Edgar Allan Poe’s celebrated poem available and narrated by Christopher Walken.
It’s Edgar Allan Poe and Christopher Walken. How bad can it be? As it turns out, not bad at all. There were a few times the background noise was distracting (the guitars for instance),
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but overall this was wonderful. Show Less
LibraryThing member DEDEDE
awsome poetry
LibraryThing member AngelaJMaher
The Raven is a legendary poem, but within the other poems included are more words that will ring with great familiarity. Beautifully flowing poetry from an iconic author.
LibraryThing member scottcholstad
Very high quality work from Poe. Possibly among the best work produced by American writers...
LibraryThing member debbie13410
I loved it. I definitely am not a poetry lover but I really got this poem and understood it right away. The word choice, rhyme, pacing, mood were truly imaginative and intelligent.
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Awards
The White Ravens (2007)
CCBC Choices (2007)
Original language
English
Original publication date
1845
Physical description
64 p.; 12.01 inches
ISBN
0486290727 / 9780486290720
UPC
800759290727