Title | : | The Raven |
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Author | : | Edgar Allan Poe |
Release | : | 1845-01-01 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | Poetry, Books, Fiction & Literature |
Size | : | 7865 |
Poet tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness. The lover, often identified as being a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas, the raven seems to further instigate his distress with its constant repetition of the word "Nevermore". The poem makes use of a number of folk and classical references. |