Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433069354276
The Raven
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe The Raven An Analysis
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Lenore
Edgar Allan Poe
Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HWNZSV
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Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven - An Analysis
Christian Schlegel
Author : Christian Schlegel
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783638826587
Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven - An Analysis by Christian Schlegel Pdf
Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 3 (C), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (FB14-English Philology), course: American Poetry of the 19th Century, 7 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: I will summarize my findings by answering several questions: 1. Did Poe's life influence the story that is told in The Raven? 2. Why is this poem so famous? 3. Is The Raven a 'good' poem?
Edgar Allen Poe: The Raven - An Analysis
Thorsten Klein
Author : Thorsten Klein
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783638556675
Edgar Allen Poe: The Raven - An Analysis by Thorsten Klein Pdf
Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,4, University of Flensburg (Englisches Seminar), course: Reading Poetry, language: English, abstract: The Ravenby Edgar Allen Poe is one of the most popular poems in literature. I chose this poem because of its tense, atmospheric and stylistic features. In this paper I will try to point out some of the most important features ofThe Raven.At first I will give some information about the life and work of the author Edgar Allan Poe and the plot ofThe Ravenwhich is said to be his best known piece of work. I will analyse the poem by looking at the arrangement of the poem and I will give some background information about the history of the text. In the Concluding remark I will summarize my results by trying to answer the questions if Poe’s life influenced the story that is told inThe Ravenand why the poem may be so famous.
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. An Analysis of the Raven as a Symbol of Death
Christoph Grave
Author : Christoph Grave
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-24
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783668489691
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. An Analysis of the Raven as a Symbol of Death by Christoph Grave Pdf
Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Didactics - English - Literature, Works, grade: 2,0, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, course: Proseminar I – Introduction to Colonial Literature, language: English, abstract: “The Raven” is one of the most famous poems by Poe, published in January 1845, and will be the basis of this paper. The poet Richard Wilbur said that “of American writers, it is Poe who most challenges the reader not only to read him but to solve him”. Based on this quote it seems to be hard work to understand Poe’s poems. Nevertheless, this paper aims to ‘solve’ his poem “The Raven” by analyzing it and by pointing out the significance of the raven within the poem itself, and, on an abstract level, its impact on our everyday life. At first glance, the raven seems to be a symbol of death, which holds control over the narrator within the poem, and moreover becomes a constant reminder about the inability of man to escape his ultimate fate.
Analysis of the Structure, Contrasts, and Complex of the Lost Love in The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Renate Bagossy
Author : Renate Bagossy
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640129416
Analysis of the Structure, Contrasts, and Complex of the Lost Love in The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe by Renate Bagossy Pdf
Intermediate Examination Paper from the year 2001 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2 (B), Martin Luther University (Institute for Anglistics/ American Studies), 9 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Edgar Allan Poe s The Raven "was the poem that finally made him popular as it popped up in a number of magazines and newspapers" (Shucard, 1990: 120). This may be so, among other things, because of the extraordinary usage of refrain, alliteration, assonance and the complex structure of this poem. In this term paper I am going to concentrate on the structure of the poem. First I will give a general overview of the structure and then will give a more detailed appreciation of the poem. I have chosen two contrasting aspects which I will analyze in more detail: the contrast in the course of the conversation between the raven and the speaker and the contrast between heaven and hell. Then I will make a short sidestep to discuss the credibility of the raven. This is necessary for the confirmation of some elements of the contrast between heaven and hell. Finally I will examine the elements of and the ideas presented by lost love. The individual elements of this poem can not be separated totally from each other, as these said elements often overlap. Sometimes, I feel that it is not possible to discuss something in full detail in one part of this work, as the same elements appear later again in another context, where the discussion can assume new and different aspects.
A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven
Gale, Cengage Learning
Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410336897
A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf
A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
The Philosophy of Composition
Edgar Allan Poe
Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788728414507
The Philosophy of Composition by Edgar Allan Poe Pdf
This fascinating literary essay, written by the famous American writer and poet, Edgar Allan Poe, explores the mystique of artistic creation. By using his renowned poem ‘The Raven’ as an example, Poe explains how good writers write well, concluding that brevity, ‘unity of effect’ and a logical method are the most important factors. Taking the reader through the deliberate choices made when writing the poem, the author also discusses theme, setting, sound, and the importance of refrain. ‘The Philosophy of Composition’ (1846) is a perfect read for literary scholars, writers, and fans of Poe. Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, best known for his gothic, macabre tales that include ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, and ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’. One of America’s first short story writers, Poe is considered the inventor of detective fiction and a key figure in both horror and science fiction. His work had a profound impact on American and international literature and he was one of the first American writers to earn international recognition. His other notable works include ‘The Raven and other Poem’s’, (1845) ‘The Cask of Amontillado’, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, and ‘The Tell-Take Heart’. With many of his stories adapted for TV and screen, including the gothic 2014 film ‘Stonehearst Asylum’, starring Kate Beckinsale, Michael Caine, and Ben Kingsley, Poe continues to influence literature, film, and television to this day.
The Poet Edgar Allan Poe
Jerome McGann
Author : Jerome McGann
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780674745230
The Poet Edgar Allan Poe by Jerome McGann Pdf
The poetry of Edgar Allan Poe has had a rough ride in America, as Emerson’s sneering quip about “The Jingle Man” testifies. That these poems have never lacked a popular audience has been a persistent annoyance in academic and literary circles; that they attracted the admiration of innovative poetic masters in Europe and especially France—notably Baudelaire, Mallarmé, and Valéry—has been further cause for embarrassment. Jerome McGann offers a bold reassessment of Poe’s achievement, arguing that he belongs with Whitman and Dickinson as a foundational American poet and cultural presence. Not all American commentators have agreed with Emerson’s dim view of Poe’s verse. For McGann, a notable exception is William Carlos Williams, who said that the American poetic imagination made its first appearance in Poe’s work. The Poet Edgar Allan Poe explains what Williams and European admirers saw in Poe, how they understood his poetics, and why his poetry had such a decisive influence on Modern and Post-Modern art and writing. McGann contends that Poe was the first poet to demonstrate how the creative imagination could escape its inheritance of Romantic attitudes and conventions, and why an escape was desirable. The ethical and political significance of Poe’s work follows from what the poet takes as his great subject: the reader. The Poet Edgar Allan Poe takes its own readers on a spirited tour through a wide range of Poe’s verse as well as the critical and theoretical writings in which he laid out his arresting ideas about poetry and poetics.
Edgar Allan Poe
Anja Frank
Author : Anja Frank
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640342501
Edgar Allan Poe by Anja Frank Pdf
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,2, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (Anglistik/ Amerikanistik), course: Proseminar: American Poetry, language: English, abstract: The power of literature is a great one indeed. It absorbs us, transforms our environment, changes our way of thinking. For a moment we are able to live another life, try different opportunities and imagine fantastic worlds. Especially poems seem to touch us within our deepest soul. A poem can often say things that might never be said in any other way. It gives us goose bumps and butterflies in our stomach; it makes us cry, makes us laugh, makes us feel better- makes us think. Poetry expresses not only love, or disgust, but also giddy elation, mild bemusement, wild imagination and any other feelings we can or cannot imagine. Throughout the years many authors have expressed their opinions, hopes and critics in magazines, in books filled with pages and pages of poetry. Nevertheless some of them clearly stand out with their life and their work. Some of them are authors that made great contributions to the world of literature and that are still unforgotten. One of them is Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe did not only have a great influence on the development of horror and fantasy genres, he also stands (with Mary Shelley) for a new strain in literary Romanticism, later called Gothic. Poe is known as the father of the American short story and the detective story, but furthermore he wrote wonderful pieces of poetry. (Magistrale 2001: xiii) Tony Magistrale writes in his book "Student Companion to Edgar Allan Poe": "Poe was one of those rare literary geniuses who not only labored successfully in multiple genres- poetry, fiction, the essay- but also went on to contribute significantly to defining and exploring the fullest range of possibilities inherent in these genres." (Magistrale 2001: xii) One of his most famous poems that spread out through the w
The Cask of Amontillado
Edgar Allan Poe
Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Memorable Classics Books
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe Pdf
The Raven
Edgar Allan Poe
Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798694400718
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Pdf
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Influenced by the English Romantic poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "Lord" George Gordon Byron, and Percy Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe represents one of the essential American Romantic poets of the 19th century. Romanticism here refers to a literary movement in the late 1700s and 1800s that focused on the emotional life of the individual and curiosity about oneself. This move complimented a broader geopolitical and ideological shift in the United States. Just as a young nation made its way to the West, its writers and philosophers explored the unknown territory of the human mind. Some romantic poets, such as the transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson, saw the potential for positive revelations within the self. Reflecting his belief in the inherent goodness of people, Emerson's poetry highlights enchanting elements such as natural features, water, and light. Poe, on the other hand, was interested in probing the darkest depths of the human psyche. It uses gloomy gothic scenes and nightmare sequences to suggest that self-reliance and turning inward does not result in enlightenment, but rather in terror and anxiety. The human mind, Poe argues, does not need help from lurid exteriors: it is fully capable of creating horror from within. This theme of self-generated inner torment plays a prominent role in "The Raven." Poe's works defy categorization. They contain elements of detective fiction, gothic thrillers, Victorian love poetry, and even comedy. He is sometimes credited with being the creator of the modern tale, and his stories, including "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Cask of Amontillado" are among the best known in the world. literary. His critical views were also influenced, especially the idea that poetry should be musical, that it should focus on beauty over truth, and that it should uplift the soul. Poe especially wished to be known as a poet, although he only wrote about fifty poems in all. His narrative poem "The Raven" is his most popular work, although others such as "Annabel Lee" and "Ulalume" are also widely read. Poe's poetry features rigid rhyming schemes and stanza patterns. Its speakers are always unnamed males; Although it is tempting to read his poems as autobiographical, they are more likely to represent an exercise in subjective exploration of emotion, as did the works of other Romantic poets of his time. Poe speakers often embark on a literal journey or a journey of the mind. Starting from a place of rational credibility, they are gradually superseded and their emotions make them unreliable. "The Raven" fits this mold. The poem became so powerfully associated with Poe that the author himself is sometimes referred to as "the raven."
The Bells
Edgar Allan Poe
Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Bells
ISBN : UOM:39015023938007
The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe Pdf
Annabel Lee
Edgar Allan Poe
Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 9 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443441223
Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe Pdf
After the death of the beautiful Annabel Lee, a young man contemplates their love story—the passionate love in their youth, and the love that continues even after her passing. Despite the fact that his first published works were books of poetry, during his lifetime Edgar Allan Poe was recognized more for his literary criticism and prose than his poetry. However, Poe’s poetic works have since become as well-known as his famous stories, and reflect similar themes of mystery and the macabre. “Annabel Lee” was the last complete poem composed by Poe, and was most likely inspired by his wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
Psychology in Edgar Allan Poe
Gerardo Del Guercio
Author : Gerardo Del Guercio
Publisher : Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783832549404
Psychology in Edgar Allan Poe by Gerardo Del Guercio Pdf
This collection offers six critical essays on the topic of psychology in Edgar Allan Poe. It came together as a response to a visible absence of this subject in recent scholarship. The volume presents Edgar Allan Poe as one of the pioneers in psychology, who often anticipated major theoretical trends and ideas in psychology in his incessant explorations of the relationship between behavior and the psyche. Scrutinizing serial killer narratives, obsessive narratives through Jungian unconscious, Lacanian Das Ding, doppelgängers, intersubjectivity, and the interrelationship between the material world and imaginative faculties, the essays reveal the richness and the complexity of Poe's work and its pertinence to contemporary culture. With contributions by Gerardo Del Guercio, Phillip Grayson, Sean J. Kelly, Rachel McCoppin, Tatiana Prorokova, and Karen J. Renner.
