The RavenAn excellent early study of Poe's masterpiece from a literary rather than a psychological point of view. The author discusses ""the most popular lyric poem in the world"" in terms of the creative genesis of the poem and the history of the poem. Mr. Ingram presents translations that were made into French, German, Hungarian and Latin, a number of fabrications that were published, and some of the many parodies to which the poem gave rise. Incudes a bibliography of the early publishing history of the poem. |
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... yore . Not the least obeisance made he ; not a minute stopped or stayed he ; But , with mien of lord or lady ... yore - What this grim , ungainly , ghastly , gaunt , and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking " Nevermore . " This I sat ...
... yore . Not the least obeisance made he ; not a minute stopped or stayed he ; But , with mien of lord or lady ... yore - What this grim , ungainly , ghastly , gaunt , and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking " Nevermore . " This I sat ...
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ALBRECHT DÜRER angels he hath angels name Lenore AUBREY BEARDSLEY Available in U.S. balm in Gilead bird of yore bird or fiend bust of Pallas chamber door clasp a sainted distant Aidenn Doré's DORE'S ILLUSTRATIONS Dover Publications DRAWINGS OF REMBRANDT dying ember wrought Eagerly I wished Erté fancy into smiling Fancy unto fancy FREDERIC REMINGTON friends have flown FULL COLOR Gustave Doré hath lent home by Horror hopes have flown implore lamp-light gloating o'er late visitor entreating LEONARDO DA VINCI linking Fancy unto lost Lenore memories of Lenore muttered Other friends mystery explore nepenthe from thy Night's Plutonian shore Nightly shore Perched Quoth the Raven RABELAIS radiant maiden rare and radiant Raven Nevermore respite and nepenthe SALVADOR DALÍ sent thee Respite separate dying ember tapping Tell this soul TOULOUSE-LAUTREC velvet sinking velvet violet lining visitor entreating entrance William Blake WILLIAM MORRIS wished the morrow WOODCUT word our sign wrought its ghost
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Page vii - 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. " "Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door — Only this and nothing more.
Page vii - Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow — vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow — sorrow for the lost Lenore, For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore: Nameless here for evermore. And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me — filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of...
Page vii - And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me — filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating " 'T is some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door — Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; — This it is and nothing more.
Page vii - surely that is something at my window lattice; Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore; Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore: 'Tis the wind and nothing more." Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore. Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he; But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door, Perched...
Page vii - or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore ; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you" — here I opened wide the door: — Darkness there and nothing more. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token, And the only word there spoken...
Page x - thy God hath lent thee — by these angels he hath sent thee Respite — respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore! Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore!
Page vii - Only this, and nothing more." Ah, distinctly I remember, it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow; vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow — sorrow for the lost Lenore — For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore — Nameless here for evermore.