The Complete Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe

by Edgar Allan Poe, Jay Parini (Introduction), April Bernard (Afterword)

Overview

Gorgeous, collectable new edition of a great American poet, whose lyricism is often overshadowed by his short stories.

A new collectable edition of Poe's poetry which demonstrates his skilful and imaginative command of the English language. Often regarded as the founder of the modern short story Poe also laid the foundations for the symbolist poets and futurists of the 20th Century, his razor-sharp dissections of the world offering dark romantic notions to the reader.

Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The original text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780451531056
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/07/2008
Series:	Signet Classics
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	50,993
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809, but was orphaned in 1811 and went to live with a foster family in Virginia. The relationship was conflicted, and the Allans withdrew their financial support after Poe had completed only one semester at the University of Virginia. He enlisted in the Army, then enrolled briefly in West Point, meanwhile publishing three volumes of poetry: Tamerlane (1827), Al Aaraaf (1829), and Poems (1831). From 1831 to 1835, he lived in Baltimore with his aunt, where despite his increasing literary success, he began a lifelong struggle with poverty and addiction to alcohol. In May 1836, he married his first cousin, Virginia Clemm, a child of thirteen. In April 1844, he moved his family to New York, and in January of the following year, his literary fortunes turned when his poem “The Raven” appeared in the New York Evening News. Overnight, he became the most talked-about man of letters in America. Early in 1847 his wife died of tuberculosis and he sank further into alcoholism. On October 3, 1849 he was found wandering the streets of Baltimore, delirious, and died four days later from an unknown cause.

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AloneFrom childhood's hour I have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw; I could not bring My passions from a common spring.
(Continues…)

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