The Raven (Annotated)

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The Raven, is a narrative poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1845. It constitutes his most famous poetic composition, since it gave him international recognition. Its musicality, the stylized language and the supernatural atmosphere that it manages to recreate are remarkable. The text narrates the mysterious visit of a talking crow to the home of a distressed lover, and the slow descent into madness of the latter. The lover, who has often identified himself as a student, mourns the loss of his beloved, Leonora. The black raven, perched on a bust of Pallas Athena, seems to fuel his suffering with the constant repetition of the words "Never again" (Nevermore). In the poem, Poe alludes to folklore and various classics. Poe claimed to have written the poem in a very logical and methodical way.His intention was to create a poem that could be liked by both the popular classes and people with more refined taste, as he explains himself in what was his next essay: "Philosophy of composition." The poem is partially inspired by the figure of the talking crow from Charles Dickens' novel Barnaby Rudge, Poe borrows the complex rhythm and metrics of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poem "Geraldine".