The Raven (Visions in Poetry) - Softcover

Edgar Allan Poe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554534593 ISBN 13: 9781554534593

Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2014

Synopsis

Originally published in 1845, the poem is narrated by a melancholy scholar brooding over Lenore, a woman he loved who is now lost to him. One bleak December at midnight, a raven with fiery eyes visits the scholar and perches above his chamber door. Struggling to understand the meaning of the word his winged visitant repeats - Nevermore! - the narrator descends by stages into madness. Illustrator Ryan Price's exquisitely grim illustrations suggest a background story shaped by the narrator's guilt, embodied in the terrifying figure of the raven. Price's drypoint technique, with its rich blacks and feathery lines, perfectly captures the nightmarish atmosphere of this unforgettable poem.

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About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer and poet who was best known for his mysterious and macabre literature and a part of the American Romantic Movement. He is considered the inventor of detective-fiction and an early American practitioner of the short story. His works are well known and influential around the world and have been imitated in film, television, and music.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554534593
• ISBN 13: 9781554534593
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Ryan Price
• Number of pages: 48