The Raven

"The Raven" A narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe. Published originally in January 1845, the poem has a musical quality with stylized language and a supernatural atmosphere. It speaks of a mysterious talking raven's visit to a distraught lover, depicting the man's slow fall into madness. The lover is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a bust of "Pallas", the raven seems to have a purpose of further instigating his distress with its constant repetition of the word "Nevermore". This poem makes good use of a number of folk and classical references.

• The Tell-Tale Heart (Miniature Editions)
• Dore's Illustrations for "Paradise Lost" (Dover Pictorial Archives)
• The Complete Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe (Signet Classics)
• The Black Cat
• The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
• Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems
• The Dore Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy (136 Plates by Gustave Dore)
• Edgar Allan Poe: An Adult Coloring Book
• The Tell-Tale Heart: By Edgar Allan Poe - Illustrated
• Doré's Illustrations for Don Quixote (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)