Name: Raven by Edgar Allan poe Illustrated by Gustave Doré
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Author: Edgar Allan Poe
ISBN: 9781593623142

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Raven by Edgar Allan poe Illustrated by Gustave Doré

Type

Physical Book

Author

Edgar Allan Poe

Illustrated by

Gustave Doré

Publisher

SLG Publishing

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN13

9781593623142

Synopsis "Raven by Edgar Allan poe Illustrated by Gustave Doré "

A mysterious talking raven pays a visit to a man who is distraught from the loss of his lover. The man, aching over the death of his dear Lenore, is upset and distressed by the bird who repeats one word;Nevermore.Steeped in stylized, but dark prose and written in an almost musical style Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven is a bleak, mesmerizing journey through one man's depression and madness. Illustrated by Gustave Doré, the master woodcut artist gives the poem the rich but despondent feel which perfectly accompanies this classic poem.A reproduction of an 1884 version of an illustrated edition of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven. Illustrated by Gustave Doré the art in the original books was produced in woodcuts. This edition digitally alters and cleans up the images for digital printing.

Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe (Boston, United States, 1809-1849) was a celebrated American writer, considered a master of the short story and a renovator of Gothic narrative. His work, marked by mystery and terror, includes iconic titles such as The Raven (1845), which immortalized him, and innovative poems and stories that influenced genres like detective fiction and science fiction. In addition to his literary output, Poe stood out as a critic and theorist, especially with his essay The Philosophy of Composition (1846). His legacy remains alive and has inspired literature, cinema, music, and art to this day.

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