The Raven and Other Poems (Great Poets Series): Edgar Allan Poe: Fully Annotated Edition with over 400 notes. It contains Poe's complete poems and three essays on poetry - Softcover

Poe, Edgar Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847498884 ISBN 13: 9781847498885

Publisher: Alma Classics, 2023

Synopsis

Fully annotated edition with over 400 notes. It contains Poe’s complete poems and three essays on poetry.

The undisputed pioneer of the horror, detective and science-fiction genres, Edgar Allan Poe was an accomplished poet as well as a celebrated writer of short stories. The present edition contains all of his works in verse, from the major poems of his maturity – such as his famous ballads ‘The Raven’ and ‘Lenore’ – to those he published in his youth and those that were collected immediately after his premature death in 1849.

Also included in this volume is a selection of Poe’s essays on poetical composition and prosody, revealing that poetry was at the core of the American master’s vision of literature – something also demonstrated by the significant and enduring body of work he left behind in this field.

Each volume in the Great Poets series is based on the most authoritative text, and reflects Alma's commitment to providing affordable editions with valuable insights into the great poets' works. The series includes: Selected Poetical Works by William Blake, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Complete Poems by John Keats. Paradise Lost by John Milton, Sonnets by William Shakespeare, Selected Poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, The Prelude and Other Poems by William Wordsworth and Selected Poems by W.B. Yeats.

About this title

About the Author

Born in Boston, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) was brought up by the Allan merchant family after the death of his mother and being abandoned by his father. While studying at the University of Virginia he started self-publishing volumes of poetry, and after a stint in the military began writing essays and fiction for a living. He died of unknown causes – with rabies, cholera, alcoholism and tuberculosis among the hypotheses – in Baltimore.

From the Back Cover

The undisputed pioneer of the horror, detective and science-fiction genres, Edgar Allan Poe was just as influential as a poet as he is now a celebrated writer of short stories. The present edition contains a large selection of his works in verse, from those he published during his lifetime – such as his famous ballads ‘The Raven’ and ‘Lenore’ – to those that were collected immediately after his premature death in 1849, including the ones he wrote in his youth. Also included in this volume is a selection of Poe’s essays on poetical composition and prosody, revealing that poetry was at the core of the American master’s vision of literature – something also demonstrated by the accomplished productions and enduring legacy he has left behind in this field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alma Classics
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847498884
• ISBN 13: 9781847498885
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256