The classic EDGAR ALLAN POE poem ‚The Raven‘ also includes 20 original illustrations by GUSTAVE DORÉ and a ‚Comment on the Poem‘ by EDMUND C. STEDMAN. ‚The Raven‘ delves into the hidden horrors of the human psyche. Originally published in 1845, the poem is narrated by a melancholy scholar brooding over Lenore, a woman he loved who is now lost to him. One bleak December at midnight, a raven with fiery eyes visits the scholar and perches above his chamber door. Struggling to understand the meaning of the word his winged visitant repeats — ‚Nevermore!‘ — the narrator descends by stages into madness…
ISBN: 978-1-940177-64-9
