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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
In spite of his scorn for their pretensions, Edgar Allan Poe, in his way ... wrote a ballad under the title of Lenore. The composition of this ballad was due to Herder's famous appeal to the ...
Smithsonian Magazine16d
Discover Why ‘The Raven,’ Edgar Allan Poe’s Narrative Poem About a Distraught Lover and a Talking Bird, Remains an American Classic
Despite gaining national renown after “The Raven” was published in 1845, Edgar Allan Poe never enjoyed great ... mourning the death of his lover, Lenore. On a particularly dreary December ...