The Raven

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More by Edgar Allan Poe : The Raven

Related Books

• Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works
• The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume 1
• The Raven
• The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume 2
• The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume 5
• The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume 3
• Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Anthology of Short Stories
• The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4

Poet tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness. The lover, often identified as being a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas, the raven seems to further instigate his distress with its constant repetition of the word "Nevermore". The poem makes use of a number of folk and classical references.

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