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The Raven, and The Philosophy of Composition

Edgar Allan Poe

  • Poetry
  • Book language: English
  • 30 pages

This volume pairs Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem 'The Raven' with his essay 'The Philosophy of Composition.' The poem tells of a grieving man visited by a mysterious raven, while the essay explains Poe's ideas about how a poem should be made. Listen for its haunting rhythm and its glimpse into a writer's method.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. The Raven and The Philosophy of Composition
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. The Philosophy of Composition
  5. The Raven
  6. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
  7. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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