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The Raven and Other Poems [Classic Tales Edition] (Audible Audio Edition) Edgar Allan Poe B J Harrison Books

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Dive into a fantastic selection of poetry from the great Edgar Allan Poe. Includes "The Raven", "The Sleeper", "Bridal Ballad", "The City in the Sea", "Dreams", "El Dorado", and "Annabel Lee".

The Raven and Other Poems [Classic Tales Edition] (Audible Audio Edition) Edgar Allan Poe B J Harrison Books

I have loved all kinds of poetry most of my life, with the exception of the so-called modern free verse poetic style. The short poetic forms like haiku are my favorite types of poems; however, I do love many of the old masters of poetry like Edgar Allan Poe. This small Dover Thrift edition of "the Raven and other favorite poems" is excellent. I was familiar with a few of Poe's most famous poems (The Raven, Annabel Lee, and Eldorado) but this is the first time I have read some of his other poems.

The volume contains 41 of his poems. Some of these include the following: Alone, Annabel Lee, The Bells, the City by the Sea, The coliseum, A dream, Dreams, Eldorado, Eulalie-A song, Evening star, For Annie, Happiest Day-the Happiest hour, the haunted palace, Lenore, The Raven, Spirits of the dead and many other poems.

In conclusion, if you like the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, you will enjoy this volume.

Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Haiku Moments: How to read, write and enjoy haiku)

Product details Audible Audiobook Listening Length 23 minutes Program Type Audiobook Version Unabridged Publisher B. J. Harrison Audible.com Release Date August 9, 2016 Language English, English ASIN B01JSEDAJ6

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The Raven and Other Poems [Classic Tales Edition] (Audible Audio Edition) Edgar Allan Poe B J Harrison Books Reviews

Edgar Allan Poe's poetry has been roundly criticized for it over-emphasis on rhyme, its artifice, and its lack of substance. Nonetheless, after more than 150 years Poe's poetry continues to attract new readers. Its unique, peculiar quality - a pervasive melancholy and gloominess, a longing for an unobtainable love, and a preoccupation with dreams and death - remains fascinating today.

This inexpensive, paperback Dover Thrift edition (The Raven and Other Favorite Poems) is a nearly complete collection. It is missing only two longer narrative poems (Tamerlane and Al Aaraaf), the verse play Politian, and a few lesser poems.

Throughout his life Poe continually revised, reworked, and improved his poems. Final versions were sometimes quite different from his early versions. On occason Poe even renamed some poems. Today, most anthologies - like this collection from Dover - arrange his poetry chronologically based on the earliest publication date for a poem, but almost invariably print the final version.

His most popular poems make substantial use of patterns, cadence, rhythm, and rhyme. The Raven, Eldorado, and Annabel Lee are good examples.

And neither the angels in heavens above,
Nor the demons under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE.

Poe's dark, haunting imagination is well illustrated by The Conqueror Worm (from his story, Ligeia), The Haunted Palace (from The Fall of the House of Usher), and the highly original poem, The City in the Sea.

And the angels, all pallid and wan,
Uprising, unveiling, affirm
That the play is the tragedy "Man"
And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

A Dream, Dreams, A Dream within a Dream, and Dream-Land obviously have some commonality, and indeed there is some overlap in phrasing and style. The following dark, sobering verse is from Dreams

Yes! Tho' that long dream were of hopeless sorrow,
'T were better than the cold reality of waking life

Spirits of the Dead, The Sleeper, Lenore, and For Annie reflect Poe's preoccupation with death and dying. Who, but Poe, could have written this verse?

The sickness--- the nausea---
The pitiless pain---
Have ceased with the fever
That maddened my brain---
With the fever called "Living"
That burned in my brain.

Poe's more personal poems often use a first person narrative style to describe lost, or unobtainable love. Good examples include I saw thee on thy bridal day; To Helen, To One in Paradise, and Helen. Other poems describe his deep appreciation and love for his wife's mother (titled To My Mother) and his thankfulness to a nurse that helped him through a serious illness (To M.L.S.).

Sonnet---To Science is a personal plea for a more romantic, more humanistic view of nature

Why preyest thou thus upon the poet's heart,
Vulture, whose wings are dull realities?

During his life Poe's poetry was published in four overlapping collections Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827), Manuscript Collection (1828), Poems by Edgar A. Poe (1831), and The Raven and Other Poems (1845).
Edgar Allan Poe is rivaled only by Walt Whitman as America's most famous and popular poet, and he remains one of the best-known, widest read, and frequently discussed poets worldwide in an era when poetry is becoming ever less popular. Much of this is because of his near-legendary life and all the melodramatic events surrounding it. This often makes it hard to separate fact from fiction, but far more importantly, it sadly overshadows his work's greatness. Poe is one of the greatest American poets and one of the few to have entered world literature, but unavoidable pre-conceptions and expectations makes it very difficult to take his poems on their own terms or see their inherent quality. This was true of Poe even in life; "The Raven" made him world famous, but critics and writers fiercely debated its merits and his other poems', many lauding him as a revolutionary genius but at least as many dismissing him as a superficial hack. The former are clearly now in the majority, and Poe's standing only continues to rise, but the latter remain a vocal minority.

The ambivalence stems mostly from Poe's highly distinct content and form. The former famously - or infamously - focuses on life's dark side and often tends toward the macabre; gloom, doom, hell, and death dominate, and dark overtones of blighted fatalism, self-destruction, and other unsavory elements permeate. Those who dislike depressing art are thus understandably wary, though it is easy to exaggerate this aspect. Poe in fact has several poems of sublime beauty; some are even celebratory, especially in regard to love. Anyone scared off by his reputation or casual experience with his poems should thus read more deeply before dismissing him.

Poe's techniques have also always been controversial; few poets have relied so heavily on form or drawn such attention to it. Those who value poetic simplicity and/or think emotional immediacy should dominate will never put Poe with the greats. It is easy to call him flashy, but he is certainly not a poet who uses form for form's sake; he always strives to make form integral, tying it with subject matter to make the combination seem natural, even inevitable. This distillation is the essence of his genius to some, but others will still not be satisfied. In any event, though, even Poe's detractors must admit that his contributions to and influence on form are almost unequaled in English. He was the first to fully explore rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and other effects, using them for inherent qualities rather than from obligation. Many have imitated this, but few, if any have equaled him. All this is even more remarkable when we realize that Poe actually wrote very little poetry; no other modern poet even comes close to his outsized influence.

As always in such cases, the best - nay, the only real - way to choose which side of the proverbial fence to be on is to read the works. Many, many editions of Poe's verse exist, but this is one of the most widely available and certainly the most inexpensive, especially considering content. It has most of the poems - forty-one spread across forty-five pages -, excluding only his three long verse works ("Tamerlane," "Al Aaraaf," and Politian") and what the head note calls "some of the weakest juvenilia and a number of novelty and light occasional items." A few may disagree with the decisions made in regard to this last, but virtually all the short poems anyone could want are here, including all well-known ones.

Like other Dover Thrift Editions, this has minimal supplemental material a short head note, a table of contents, title and first line indices, and a very few notes. Binding and design are also quite cheap. Anyone wanting a more lavish edition will certainly have to look elsewhere, but this will suffice for most. The only problem at all likely to be common is the dearth of notes; Poe had a very eccentric vocabulary and made numerous references to semi-obscure historical figures, meaning that much will be lost on the average reader unless he or she is willing to use dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. fairly frequently. Readers wanting the complete poems will also have to pass, though they will miss very little in regard to short poems. Some may also want Poe's fiction along with the poems, and there are many such editions. However, anyone wanting an introduction to the poems - or even a collection that is comprehensive by nearly all standards - and cares little for extra material could do no better. The price is almost unbelievable, and most think the content is great; even those who will not agree must find out for themselves, making this book ideal in contrast to more expensive ones.
Excellent book! Could have been slightly better condition but for $0.01 it's a no brainer! My favorite one of these stories/ poems is the raven!
I gave this a 5 star rating because I'm a huge fan of Edgar Allan Poe and all of his works. If you have free time take a minute to look him up and enjoy his darness
Thanks!
Nice book and came looking good all shiny etc.
How can't you not like a classic for a nearly free price? These make great gifts for teachers because it's so cheap you can buy in bulk.
I have loved all kinds of poetry most of my life, with the exception of the so-called modern free verse poetic style. The short poetic forms like haiku are my favorite types of poems; however, I do love many of the old masters of poetry like Edgar Allan Poe. This small Dover Thrift edition of "the Raven and other favorite poems" is excellent. I was familiar with a few of Poe's most famous poems (The Raven, Annabel Lee, and Eldorado) but this is the first time I have read some of his other poems.

The volume contains 41 of his poems. Some of these include the following Alone, Annabel Lee, The Bells, the City by the Sea, The coliseum, A dream, Dreams, Eldorado, Eulalie-A song, Evening star, For Annie, Happiest Day-the Happiest hour, the haunted palace, Lenore, The Raven, Spirits of the dead and many other poems.

In conclusion, if you like the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, you will enjoy this volume.

Rating 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author Haiku Moments How to read, write and enjoy haiku)