Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
An edition of The Raven
(1845)
The Raven
by Edgar Allan Poe
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"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 talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow descent into madness. The poem makes use of folk, mythological, religious, and classical references. "The Raven" was first attributed to Poe in print in the New York Evening Mirror on January 29, 1845.
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busts, narrative poetry, supernatural, talking birds, American poetry, poetry, ravens, American fantasy poetry, Young adult nonfiction, Fantasy poetry, Gothic poetry, American children's poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Children's poetry, Death, poetry, Translations into French, Illustrations, Ravens in artTimes
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The Raven: Multilingual
2009-03-23, LibriVox
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The poem, with various readings, translations in french, german, hungarian and Latin, and a few fabrications and parodies.
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| August 18, 2021 | Edited by Lisa | Added edition. |
| August 18, 2021 | Edited by Lisa | Added new cover |
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| July 13, 2010 | Edited by EdwardBot | remove title_prefix, correct title, tidy contributions list, improve subtitle, add notes |
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