The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe
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The Raven

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Series: The Radio Reading Room Halloween Classics

Narrator: Myron Hieronymous Thomas

Unabridged: 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/06/2024

Synopsis

"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a distraught lover who is paid a mysterious visit by a talking raven. The lover, often identified as a student is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas, the raven seems to further antagonize the protagonist with its constant repetition of the word "Nevermore". The poem makes use of folk, mythological, religious, and classical references.

About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, and literary critic who is credited with inventing the detective fiction genre and with contributing to the emerging science fiction genre. He began his literary career with the anonymous publication of a collection of his poems entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems. He then turned to writing prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming well known for his particular style of literary criticism. He served for a time on the staff of the New York Mirror, in which his poem "The Raven" was published. Poe's other well-known works include his stories "The Purloined Letter," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Mystery of Marie Roget."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Federico on April 11, 2024

Wes Craven. by Federico DN For the love of God, poetry please begone! I loathe ye! Can’t thou see? Just let me be! Obliterated my soul, poetry stands alone. ..................Curious I will be, “Nevermore.” ----------------------------------------------- PERSONAL NOTE: [1845] [6p] [Horror] [Poetry]......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on June 17, 2016

Shall we descend into madness? Shall we be haunted by our own desires? Shall we be consumed by that terrible facet of life known only as death? Shall we cling to what cannot be reanimated? Shall we wish for a return of something that has long been in darkness? Shall we become obliterated by the brut......more

Goodreads review by Meghhnaa on November 18, 2022

A comprehensive and exhaustive work of Poe, on a lover’s grief and affliction, lamenting over his tragic lost love. With the focus on death, the supernatural, battle between emotions vs cogency, the poem circles around “Dark Romanticism” The poem’s opening line, sets the perfect meter for grief and......more

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