The Raven Illustrated eBook Edgar Allen Poe Donald J Aday
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This edition "The Raven" includes
- Graphic Illustrations
- Historical information about the author and the story.
Edgar Allen Poe's masterful poem, “The Raven”, is a strange and haunting story of lost love. It tells of a distraught young man, who, while lamenting the loss of his lover, Lenore, is visited by a talking Raven, adding a supernatural element to an already mysterious experience. The story traces the man's slow, sorrowful descent into madness, and the Raven adds to the young man's distress with its repetition of the word “Nevermore”.
Since its first day in print, “The Raven” has stirred the imagination of its readers and caused endless debate about the reasons behind its creation, and about why the Raven itself is included. The narrator of the poem obsesses with his need to remember his lost lover, feeling the deep pain of his loss. At the same time, the Raven taunts him with the single word “Nevermore”, pushing the young man deeper into the darker depths of his soul.
This new edition of “The Raven” is a reproduction of the collaboration between Edgar Allen Poe and the great illustrator Gustave Dore´, published in 1884. The Illustrations depict the images conjured by the equally exquisite words of Poe's mysterious and haunting poem of sorrow, intrigue and undying devotion to the young man's love, the lost Lenore.
“The Raven” has touched the hearts of readers continuously since its creation, appealing to the fascination of the darker feelings and imaginings dredged up from the depths of one's psyche by sorrow and desperation, uncertainty and fear of the unknown. Edgar Allen Poe, after writing this masterful poem, continued his literary career with other strange and captivating stories of a Gothic nature. This was the story that marked him forever as a master of stories of the supernatural.
The Raven Illustrated eBook Edgar Allen Poe Donald J Aday
A perfect and flawless, as well as timeless piece of literature, The Raven has inspired generations and for good reason. It is a classic and wonderfully flawless piece of work. It is quite possibly the greatest and most memorable work of fiction ever written. The content is there and displayed very well. There are two versions of it . . . the normal page-by-page read, as well as an interesting line-by-line read which I like. The only reason I gave this 4 stars instead of five is the overly-long and drawn out windbag of an introduction. An intro is fine, but after awhile I just kept thinking 'Lets get to the story. That's why I am here.' Honestly, the introduction bored me to tears. It wasn't even interesting. It reminded me of that monotone, droning high school teacher who won't shut the hell up and get on with the lesson. Nothing against an intro. Heck, I would have done one too, but this one was way too long and self-indulgent on the writer's part. Shame. It's not about you, man. Studying a magnificent and classic work of fiction is fine, but I didn't download a textbook. No need to make it one.Product details
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The Raven Illustrated eBook Edgar Allen Poe Donald J Aday Reviews
"Deep into that
darkness peering,
long I stood there
wondering, fearing
Doubting, dreaming
dreams no mortal
ever dared to dream before..."
"The Raven" is about loss of a loved one and will stick with you, maybe even haunt your dreams for a few nights. I picked up the version for free and I was instantly reminded why this is one of my favorite poems. (There is a long preface before it, which I found interesting. But if you just want to read the poem, you can use the index and click on "The Poem.") The prose sings like a bird, like its name, the Raven, which only says one word, "Nevermore." The protagonist on whom the Raven spies loses his grip on reality; he is grief-stricken over the loss of his beloved Lenore.
"But the Raven, sitting
lonely on the placid bust,
spoke only
That one word, as if his
soul in that one word he
did outpour.
Nothing further then he
uttered--not a feather then
he fluttered--Till I scarcely more than
muttered, "Other friends have flown before--
On the morrow he will leave
me, as my hopes have
flown before."
Then the bird said, "Nevermore."
The bottom line "The Raven" is a quick, rythmic, brilliant, disturbing, engrossing poem.
-Raeden Zen
This poem casts a spell that is difficult if not impossible to forget. It reflects the view held by many that true love is eternal. Even after death the memory lingers as a charm.
This volume has a long learned introduction to the poem. I enjoyed reading it again.
This is not the raven, even though it does have the poem at the beginning. I thought it was the full book, it is only a 2 chapter excerpt.
Many people talk of this poem over the years. I read it long timer ago, and again and again until I memorize it; because it is great. I absolutely loved it. And of course, I had to read so much more of Edgar Allan Poe, of this great master. It is always intriguing to see what he would express. As with any Edgar Allan Poe book, poetry, and other forms of writing, I learned about good writing. And I enjoyed the wisdom of one of the greatest writers in American history. I highly recommend it for all.
Disappointed because it didn't have the features mentioned promised in the write-up and was in fact a promotion for a different book.
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is a mysterious poem. It is a classic, bleak and filled with darkness. Five stars read aloud. This is only a sample, not a full book.
"'Prophet!' said I, 'thing of evil!--prophet still, if bird or devil!--
Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate, yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted--
On this home by Horror haunted--tell me truly, I implore--
Is there--is there balm in Gilead?--tell me--tell me, I implore!'
Quoth the raven, 'Nevermore.'"
Questions always remain unanswered...brilliant discourse with a dark spirit.
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It was good reading the classic poem, "The Raven", which I don't think I've read since high school, which was a long time ago. I think I understood it and enjoyed it alot more as an adult, and it was a fun revisit. That took up the first 20% of the book. The rest of it is described as "Including a special selection from Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen." I very much enjoyed this 'special selection'. It was well written and an interesting story. Unfortunately, what they didn't tell you was that this "selection" was actually the first two chapters of a full length novel. If you want to read the whole thing, it's available for for $11.99. Uh. No thanks. If I ever read it, it will be from the library, I guess. I felt this was a straight up case of bait and switch and was deceptive as to what you were getting. I gave it two stars instead of one because I did enjoy everything I read. But I didn't get what I was expecting. If they had said "sample chapters" instead of "special selection", I would have been okay with it.
A perfect and flawless, as well as timeless piece of literature, The Raven has inspired generations and for good reason. It is a classic and wonderfully flawless piece of work. It is quite possibly the greatest and most memorable work of fiction ever written. The content is there and displayed very well. There are two versions of it . . . the normal page-by-page read, as well as an interesting line-by-line read which I like. The only reason I gave this 4 stars instead of five is the overly-long and drawn out windbag of an introduction. An intro is fine, but after awhile I just kept thinking 'Lets get to the story. That's why I am here.' Honestly, the introduction bored me to tears. It wasn't even interesting. It reminded me of that monotone, droning high school teacher who won't shut the hell up and get on with the lesson. Nothing against an intro. Heck, I would have done one too, but this one was way too long and self-indulgent on the writer's part. Shame. It's not about you, man. Studying a magnificent and classic work of fiction is fine, but I didn't download a textbook. No need to make it one.
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