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Poemas Edgar Allan Poe
Este ebook presenta Poemas, con un sumario dinámico y detallado.Probablemente, de no haber tenido que trabajar de periodista, Poe se habría dedicado en exclusiva a la poesía. «Razones al margen de mi voluntad me han impedido en todo momento esforzarme seriamente por algo que, en circunstancias más felices, hubiera sido mi terreno predilecto», manifestó en el prólogo a El cuervo y otros poemas. Las épocas de creación poética más intensas se dieron al principio y al final de su carrera. Sus ideas sobre la poesía, aparecidas en su ensayo sobre"El cuervo"titulado"Filosofía de la composición", pueden parecer contradictorias. Declaró que la poesía era un mero artificio previsto y realizado con técnica de relojero, sin embargo, lo cierto es que admitía en ella todo lo que viene «de lo irracional, del inconsciente: la melancolía, la nocturnidad, la necrofilia, el angelismo, la pasión desapasionada, es decir, la pasión del que llora invariablemente a alguna muerta, cuyo amor ya no puede inquietarlo».
Poemas: Annabel Lee, A mi madre, Para Annie, El dorado, Eulalia, Un ensueño en un ensueño, La ciudad en el mar, La durmiente, Balada nupcial, El coliseo, El gusano vencedor, A Elena, A la ciencia, A la señorita, Al río, Canción, Los espíritus de los muertos, La Romanza, El reino de las hadas, El lago, La estrella de la tarde, El día más feliz, Imitación, Las campanas, Ulalume, Estrellas fijas, Dreamland y El cuervo.
Poemas: Annabel Lee, A mi madre, Para Annie, El dorado, Eulalia, Un ensueño en un ensueño, La ciudad en el mar, La durmiente, Balada nupcial, El coliseo, El gusano vencedor, A Elena, A la ciencia, A la señorita, Al río, Canción, Los espíritus de los muertos, La Romanza, El reino de las hadas, El lago, La estrella de la tarde, El día más feliz, Imitación, Las campanas, Ulalume, Estrellas fijas, Dreamland y El cuervo.
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Published January 1, 2013
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Edgar Allan Poe
9,821 books28.7k followersThe name Poe brings to mind images of murderers and madmen, premature burials, and mysterious women who return from the dead. His works have been in print since 1827 and include such literary classics as The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Fall of the House of Usher. This versatile writer’s oeuvre includes short stories, poetry, a novel, a textbook, a book of scientific theory, and hundreds of essays and book reviews. He is widely acknowledged as the inventor of the modern detective story and an innovator in the science fiction genre, but he made his living as America’s first great literary critic and theoretician. Poe’s reputation today rests primarily on his tales of terror as well as on his haunting lyric poetry.
Just as the bizarre characters in Poe’s stories have captured the public imagination so too has Poe himself. He is seen as a morbid, mysterious figure lurking in the shadows of moonlit cemeteries or crumbling castles. This is the Poe of legend. But much of what we know about Poe is wrong, the product of a biography written by one of his enemies in an attempt to defame the author’s name.
The real Poe was born to traveling actors in Boston on January 19, 1809. Edgar was the second of three children. His other brother William Henry Leonard Poe would also become a poet before his early death, and Poe’s sister Rosalie Poe would grow up to teach penmanship at a Richmond girls’ school. Within three years of Poe’s birth both of his parents had died, and he was taken in by the wealthy tobacco merchant John Allan and his wife Frances Valentine Allan in Richmond, Virginia while Poe’s siblings went to live with other families. Mr. Allan would rear Poe to be a businessman and a Virginia gentleman, but Poe had dreams of being a writer in emulation of his childhood hero the British poet Lord Byron. Early poetic verses found written in a young Poe’s handwriting on the backs of Allan’s ledger sheets reveal how little interest Poe had in the tobacco business.
For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_al...
Just as the bizarre characters in Poe’s stories have captured the public imagination so too has Poe himself. He is seen as a morbid, mysterious figure lurking in the shadows of moonlit cemeteries or crumbling castles. This is the Poe of legend. But much of what we know about Poe is wrong, the product of a biography written by one of his enemies in an attempt to defame the author’s name.
The real Poe was born to traveling actors in Boston on January 19, 1809. Edgar was the second of three children. His other brother William Henry Leonard Poe would also become a poet before his early death, and Poe’s sister Rosalie Poe would grow up to teach penmanship at a Richmond girls’ school. Within three years of Poe’s birth both of his parents had died, and he was taken in by the wealthy tobacco merchant John Allan and his wife Frances Valentine Allan in Richmond, Virginia while Poe’s siblings went to live with other families. Mr. Allan would rear Poe to be a businessman and a Virginia gentleman, but Poe had dreams of being a writer in emulation of his childhood hero the British poet Lord Byron. Early poetic verses found written in a young Poe’s handwriting on the backs of Allan’s ledger sheets reveal how little interest Poe had in the tobacco business.
For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_al...
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February 26, 2018
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I love Edgar Allen Poe, and I was happy to see a book that focused on his poems as most collections of his works focus mainly on his stories.
I was not a fan of how this book was set up. It looked at though it had been pulled out an antique book (which normally I would love!) But, this one looked as though it had been photocopied from another book so the words were blurry to the point of illegibility. It was a VERY difficult read in this respect! I know that I'm not supposed to write a review on the set up like this, and I did send a note to the publisher about this, but it's very hard to write a review on content that I have read before and could barely read this time! Hopefully they change this set up and others can correct this review with a better opinion!!
I love Edgar Allen Poe, and I was happy to see a book that focused on his poems as most collections of his works focus mainly on his stories.
I was not a fan of how this book was set up. It looked at though it had been pulled out an antique book (which normally I would love!) But, this one looked as though it had been photocopied from another book so the words were blurry to the point of illegibility. It was a VERY difficult read in this respect! I know that I'm not supposed to write a review on the set up like this, and I did send a note to the publisher about this, but it's very hard to write a review on content that I have read before and could barely read this time! Hopefully they change this set up and others can correct this review with a better opinion!!
March 27, 2023
Cada vez que lo leo más genio creo que fue Poe aunque creo que por fin entendí que prefiero sus cuentos. Ya pasaron diez años desde que me cambió la vida y siempre estaré agradecida por descubrir un refugio en su literatura
January 16, 2018
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
I hate to give this such a low rating because I usually really like Poe ...but apparently I just like his stories and not his poems. I am not really one for poetry much in general. I keep hoping that some day I am going to have that eureka moment where I finally am able to understand and comprehend what is happening in most poetry, but it doesn't seem like it's ever going to actually happen. I decided to try this book anyway because like I said, I enjoy Poe, and honestly I thought I knew more of his poems than I did.
The only poems I recognized in this edition were The Raven [of course] and Annabelle Lee. There were a few other poems I thought were okay but mostly I just found it to be overall confusing [my default poetry state]. There were a lot of weird long ones towards the end and also a ton that were kind of like love letters [all titled "to ____"] and those got really old really fast. The illustrations were great, although they didn't often help me understand what was going on, but they were still nice to look at.
Also I know this was a reprint of an edition from the early 1900s but some of the formatting seemed weird to me [not all the poems had headers, some would start in the middle of the page, lots of entirely blank pages etc] so I feel like there could have been some rearranging and updating. Although it's also possible it would look better in an actual book with facing pages instead of an ARC PDF where I'm viewing a single page at a time so I'm not sure entirely.
I hate to give this such a low rating because I usually really like Poe ...but apparently I just like his stories and not his poems. I am not really one for poetry much in general. I keep hoping that some day I am going to have that eureka moment where I finally am able to understand and comprehend what is happening in most poetry, but it doesn't seem like it's ever going to actually happen. I decided to try this book anyway because like I said, I enjoy Poe, and honestly I thought I knew more of his poems than I did.
The only poems I recognized in this edition were The Raven [of course] and Annabelle Lee. There were a few other poems I thought were okay but mostly I just found it to be overall confusing [my default poetry state]. There were a lot of weird long ones towards the end and also a ton that were kind of like love letters [all titled "to ____"] and those got really old really fast. The illustrations were great, although they didn't often help me understand what was going on, but they were still nice to look at.
Also I know this was a reprint of an edition from the early 1900s but some of the formatting seemed weird to me [not all the poems had headers, some would start in the middle of the page, lots of entirely blank pages etc] so I feel like there could have been some rearranging and updating. Although it's also possible it would look better in an actual book with facing pages instead of an ARC PDF where I'm viewing a single page at a time so I'm not sure entirely.
October 13, 2014
It's the end of an era.
I've had this book on my currently-reading shelf since October 25, 2008. I've been "currently reading" this book longer than two of my children have existed.
I have some rules when it comes to goodreads - if I don't finish a book, I don't review it. I often see one-star reviews that say, "Uggg... I couldn't make it through the first paragraph." I think that means the reviewer is giving the first paragraph one star... not the entire book.
If I stop reading a book, I take it off my "currently reading" shelf - unless I've read a lot of it... or a good chunk. Then I want to give myself credit for reading it. I want to be able to go back and look at what I've read and be able to claim it. So, Poems by Edgar Allen Poe fell into my goodreads no-mans-land.
I had to put the book down, because I signed on to read poetry - not thoughts on poetry. Not rules about how to write poetry. Not "The Rationale of Verse." It was essentially 40 pages of sentences like this one:
"It may be urged, however that our prosodist's intention was to speak of the English metres alone and that, by omitting all mention of the spondee and pyrrhic, he has virtually avowed their exclusion from our rhythms.
...With lots of Latin and Greek mixed in. With all sorts of phonetic symbols for the letters. Honestly, I couldn't tell you the difference between an à, á, â, ã, ä, å, or æ... Does that make me a horrible person? It certainly made the last third of the book boring for me to read.
Poe obviously knows his stuff when it comes to rhyme, meter, syllable length, feet, etc... Annabel Lee may be the best example of internal rhyme in the English language. And who hasn't tried to memorize portions of The Raven? Or the whole thing?
But I was expecting them all to be grand-slams. And they weren't - at least not for me. So, I was disappointed with the poetry overall before I got to his essays at the end.
I've had this book on my currently-reading shelf since October 25, 2008. I've been "currently reading" this book longer than two of my children have existed.
I have some rules when it comes to goodreads - if I don't finish a book, I don't review it. I often see one-star reviews that say, "Uggg... I couldn't make it through the first paragraph." I think that means the reviewer is giving the first paragraph one star... not the entire book.
If I stop reading a book, I take it off my "currently reading" shelf - unless I've read a lot of it... or a good chunk. Then I want to give myself credit for reading it. I want to be able to go back and look at what I've read and be able to claim it. So, Poems by Edgar Allen Poe fell into my goodreads no-mans-land.
I had to put the book down, because I signed on to read poetry - not thoughts on poetry. Not rules about how to write poetry. Not "The Rationale of Verse." It was essentially 40 pages of sentences like this one:
"It may be urged, however that our prosodist's intention was to speak of the English metres alone and that, by omitting all mention of the spondee and pyrrhic, he has virtually avowed their exclusion from our rhythms.
...With lots of Latin and Greek mixed in. With all sorts of phonetic symbols for the letters. Honestly, I couldn't tell you the difference between an à, á, â, ã, ä, å, or æ... Does that make me a horrible person? It certainly made the last third of the book boring for me to read.
Poe obviously knows his stuff when it comes to rhyme, meter, syllable length, feet, etc... Annabel Lee may be the best example of internal rhyme in the English language. And who hasn't tried to memorize portions of The Raven? Or the whole thing?
But I was expecting them all to be grand-slams. And they weren't - at least not for me. So, I was disappointed with the poetry overall before I got to his essays at the end.
December 15, 2018
Wow. This book is so painful to read. Hard-to-read books loves me and I don't love them back.
I don't know enough about Edgar Allan Poe to have a strong opinion about him but I think these poems are so damn hard to understand. Clearly, I am not the right person to convince you to read this . IF ONLY I COULD UNDERSTAND THESE POEMS BETTER THEN I COULD HAVE A DECENT REVIEW TO SHARE ABOUT THIS BOOK
Those illustrations didn't even amused me.The only poem I understood in this book was "Annabel Lee". I'mma give this book 2 stars just for that one.
June 3, 2023
Preface
I don’t particularly like poetry; prose it is my one true love. Still I have to admit that Poe had some great poems, like “ The Raven” and “Ulalume”. I enjoyed reading them.
However, when he his work was not great, it was monotone. You would think talking about death, decay and decadence would have some sort of overarching power over one’s attention… except the truth is not so. I was bored 7 poems of out 10.
All enchanting and full of verbose magnificence… that made me want to doze.
I would buy a especially pretty edition to keep in my library in attempts to highlight my reading “superiority” (for the book snobs 🙄). Besides that, I don’t think I will ever read the whole book again- just the favorites lost among its pages.
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RATINGS:
Plot : 2 📚📚 Some. It is poetry so plot is not ubiquitous.
World Building(Immersion): 1 🌎 Dipped my toes.
Angst : 1 👹 Being bitten by a mosquito. Death is sad once in a life time. Death is senseless in every other page.
Funniness: 1.5 🌝💫 Amused. I took two quotes out of context and amused myself to no end.
Scariness: 1 💀 Not really
Romance: 2 💖💖 Some.
Spice: ❎ No spice.
Goriness: 1.5 🫀💫 Description blood and wounds +some mild violence.
Sadness: 2 🥲🥲 a Pang that did not go away immediately.
Overall star rating : 3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoyable but there were somethings that fell flat.
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I don’t particularly like poetry; prose it is my one true love. Still I have to admit that Poe had some great poems, like “ The Raven” and “Ulalume”. I enjoyed reading them.
However, when he his work was not great, it was monotone. You would think talking about death, decay and decadence would have some sort of overarching power over one’s attention… except the truth is not so. I was bored 7 poems of out 10.
All enchanting and full of verbose magnificence… that made me want to doze.
I would buy a especially pretty edition to keep in my library in attempts to highlight my reading “superiority” (for the book snobs 🙄). Besides that, I don’t think I will ever read the whole book again- just the favorites lost among its pages.
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RATINGS:
Plot : 2 📚📚 Some. It is poetry so plot is not ubiquitous.
World Building(Immersion): 1 🌎 Dipped my toes.
Angst : 1 👹 Being bitten by a mosquito. Death is sad once in a life time. Death is senseless in every other page.
Funniness: 1.5 🌝💫 Amused. I took two quotes out of context and amused myself to no end.
Scariness: 1 💀 Not really
Romance: 2 💖💖 Some.
Spice: ❎ No spice.
Goriness: 1.5 🫀💫 Description blood and wounds +some mild violence.
Sadness: 2 🥲🥲 a Pang that did not go away immediately.
Overall star rating : 3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoyable but there were somethings that fell flat.
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March 2, 2018
This isn't my first time reading Edgar Allan Poe. I've been a fan for years and always enjoy his works. I've already read most of the works in this book but still enjoy re-reading the ones I've read before and the new ones. It's filled with lots of his popular works like, "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee". This is a great starter book if you wanna give him a try, between his writing and the art mashes well. Artist W. Heath Robinson did illustrations for this book, in the ARC I got didn't have much of the art but what I did see was beautiful.
Overall this is a good book to read, I wanna get a physical copy because I'm sure it will be very pretty.
I received a NetGalley ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This doesn't in any way influence my opinion on it. So, this is a 100% honest review by me.
Overall this is a good book to read, I wanna get a physical copy because I'm sure it will be very pretty.
I received a NetGalley ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This doesn't in any way influence my opinion on it. So, this is a 100% honest review by me.
December 5, 2017
I recieved and advanced copy of this collection of Edgar Allen Poe poems through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a collection of poems which include but are not limited to his more well known pieces. Which is a nice change. Most collections include his short stories and only the poems he is most known for. This recreates the 1900 Endymion edition, which I haven't had the pleasure of owning or viewing. As an added treat, the book is also embellished with art by W. Heath Robinson, which fits together very well with the theme of Poe's work. While this isn't anything truly new, it would make a nice addition to your Poe collection just for the pairing of poems and the artwork. It's a nice extra touch.
This is due to release in a few days on Dec 13th, 2017.
This is a collection of poems which include but are not limited to his more well known pieces. Which is a nice change. Most collections include his short stories and only the poems he is most known for. This recreates the 1900 Endymion edition, which I haven't had the pleasure of owning or viewing. As an added treat, the book is also embellished with art by W. Heath Robinson, which fits together very well with the theme of Poe's work. While this isn't anything truly new, it would make a nice addition to your Poe collection just for the pairing of poems and the artwork. It's a nice extra touch.
This is due to release in a few days on Dec 13th, 2017.
December 8, 2017
Having read almost all Poe's short stories years ago, I could say that I am really a Poe's fan. the first time reading Poe's poems, I not only thrilled by Poe's talent in poems, but also by the beautiful design of this book. The typography is wonderful. It appeals me to indulge Poe's poetic language, rich emotion, and even feel like entering that bygone era. It's definitely a great gift choice. For example, the poem A Valentine, with the lover's name embedded in the poems' stanza.
I received the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I highly recommend this book.
I received the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I highly recommend this book.
February 28, 2024
"For her, the fair and débonnaire, that now so lowly lies,
"The life still there upon her hair — the death upon her eyes." (Lenore)
"But she is gone above,
"With young Hope at her side,
"And I am drunk with love
"Of the dead, who is my bride." (A Pæan)
ABSOLUTELY FUCKING DESTROYED
"The life still there upon her hair — the death upon her eyes." (Lenore)
"But she is gone above,
"With young Hope at her side,
"And I am drunk with love
"Of the dead, who is my bride." (A Pæan)
ABSOLUTELY FUCKING DESTROYED
September 17, 2023
todo huye, todo muere, todo pasa, menos tu y yo
November 29, 2023
"En la vivificante luz que brillaba en tus ojos -haya sido cual haya sido su esencia- encontré
todo lo que mi mirada dolorosa pudo hallar
de encantador sobre la Tierra."
todo lo que mi mirada dolorosa pudo hallar
de encantador sobre la Tierra."
October 27, 2022
I'm going to preface this by saying I'm not much of a poetry reader. I read this book largely to expand my horizons a little bit, and while I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would, I didn't get as much out of it as lovers of the medium would.
I've never read much of Poe's work before (like most people, I've only been exposed to 'the Raven' and 'the Tell-tale Heart'), so this was all new material to me. Apparently, Poe wrote a lot of poems about love, beauty, and women... none of which he's really remembered for by most people.
Aside from the collection of his poems, this book also contains one short story he wrote as a playscript (I don't know that it was ever made into a play or not), as well as book forwards, letters, and essays he wrote about the art of poetry.
The last chapter of the book is a lecture Poe wrote on writing poetry, where he explains the writing process of 'The Raven.' He says he started by thinking of a word or theme he wanted to center the story around (in this case the word "nevermore") and creating a story around it. He also mentioned that the bird was originally meant to be a parrot, but that it didn't fit the theme of sadness and fear he wanted, so he changed to a "bird of ill-omen."
Overall, I thought this book was a good read for educational purposes. I liked the illustrations, and the poems were pretty enjoyable. Although I often found myself wishing there were more footnotes spread throughout, to explain the significance of some of the words Poe uses or the references he makes.
And now, if you don't mind, I need to look up "Al Aaraaf."
I've never read much of Poe's work before (like most people, I've only been exposed to 'the Raven' and 'the Tell-tale Heart'), so this was all new material to me. Apparently, Poe wrote a lot of poems about love, beauty, and women... none of which he's really remembered for by most people.
Aside from the collection of his poems, this book also contains one short story he wrote as a playscript (I don't know that it was ever made into a play or not), as well as book forwards, letters, and essays he wrote about the art of poetry.
The last chapter of the book is a lecture Poe wrote on writing poetry, where he explains the writing process of 'The Raven.' He says he started by thinking of a word or theme he wanted to center the story around (in this case the word "nevermore") and creating a story around it. He also mentioned that the bird was originally meant to be a parrot, but that it didn't fit the theme of sadness and fear he wanted, so he changed to a "bird of ill-omen."
Overall, I thought this book was a good read for educational purposes. I liked the illustrations, and the poems were pretty enjoyable. Although I often found myself wishing there were more footnotes spread throughout, to explain the significance of some of the words Poe uses or the references he makes.
And now, if you don't mind, I need to look up "Al Aaraaf."
October 19, 2019
EVALUACIÓN REAL 4.5
Una colección de poemas de la pluma maestra de Edgar Allan Poe. Tan incomprendido en su época y tan desdichado. Los poemas han sido puestos en un orden en que se puede ver cambios sustanciales en su avance poético y en sus tragedias. Se puede sentir el avance de su malestar.
Me gustaron mucho estos poemas: - Un ensueño en un ensueño
- A la ciencia (soneto)
- Las Campanas
- Dreamland
y por supuesto - El cuervo
January 5, 2018
A moody, passionate collection from the O.G. (original goth). The Edwardian-era illustrations are gorgeous - the style reminds me of some famous tarot art (Morgan-Greer, and Palladini's Aquarian), which adds another flavor of mysticism to the poems - but I wish there were more.
The end of the book was a little confusing, as it switched from Poe's poetry to part of a play and then some essays, but it was interesting nonetheless.
*Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC, provided by the author and/or the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
The end of the book was a little confusing, as it switched from Poe's poetry to part of a play and then some essays, but it was interesting nonetheless.
*Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC, provided by the author and/or the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
March 13, 2019
This book is the definition of shitty Goodreads average rating, (4,38 really?). Just so we're clear I'm not talking about the poems from Poe here. I review this specific edition by Dover which is nothing more then a scam. Half the book is a catalog of their publication and the poems of Poe look like they have been copy on a damn copy machine, seriously we see the difference of tone it was clearly scanned. It's just a shame to call that a book and made people pay 10$us for that. Read Poe if you want, he is a writer that has made his mark, like it or not, but please don't get this edition!
January 11, 2018
I recieved a free digital copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.
Oh, Poe. This is a beautiful collection of poems and illustrations. Even though my copy wasn't the full book, you get enough content to see how great it is. Can't wait to pick up a copy or two.
Oh, Poe. This is a beautiful collection of poems and illustrations. Even though my copy wasn't the full book, you get enough content to see how great it is. Can't wait to pick up a copy or two.
October 10, 2016
I haven't read Poe since high school and I am remembering how much I love his writing. He can have such an impact in so few words. Some poems I didn't like but some I loved.
November 24, 2016
But my heart it is brighter
Than all of the many
Stars in the sky.
Than all of the many
Stars in the sky.
May 1, 2025
This book was mainly focused on poetry and split into roughly 4 sections I would argue. In order these sections are Poe’s most famous works, short poems, a few excerpts of the play Poe wrote but never finished, and Poe talking about what makes poetry good, while giving some examples of poems from other writers that he believes uphold the “poetic principle”. I am going to say this, though it is difficult, the illustrations outshined Poe. Almost every other page had a beautiful coloring-book-esque illustration that really set the mood and worked together with the actual poems to create an atmosphere; now I personally think most poetry books should be illustrated. The writing was sometimes amazing, sometimes a bit less engaging, but that is the nature of poetry. You can’t make everything a masterpiece. Something that took me out of the poetry just a little was all of the thee’s and thou’s. Edger lived in the 1800s long after those words became basicly obsolete; I understand WHY he did it, and I’m not saying it was wrong, I’m just saying that if he ever read his poems out loud I hope he got teased just a little bit, in a good natured way of course. Next, I believe that the play and Poe’;s section of the poetic princip[al would have done better in a separate book, but that’s just my opinion. Overall the book was good, not perfect but good. I'd recommend it to people who like gothic or victorian art/literature and poetry.
November 25, 2024
The Raven is by far my favorite, which maybe is familiarity, but it IS the one that's endured culturally.
The latter 1/3 of this book or so is not poems but essays or other writings, and I'm not sure they have much place for the casual reader. Two are forwards to two books of poetry, but as I don't know what poetry they go with they don't offer insight into the works. One was a very long discourse on poetry that was so technical it would only be of use to someone who's in college level poetry classes. The one that details his process for writing The Raven was the only one that I found interesting.
The latter 1/3 of this book or so is not poems but essays or other writings, and I'm not sure they have much place for the casual reader. Two are forwards to two books of poetry, but as I don't know what poetry they go with they don't offer insight into the works. One was a very long discourse on poetry that was so technical it would only be of use to someone who's in college level poetry classes. The one that details his process for writing The Raven was the only one that I found interesting.
December 9, 2023
I read this as I watched The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix, which definitely added to the mystery and mood.
At his best Poe is simply brilliant- reciting his poems can feel akin to incantaning a spell, there is something captivating and mysterious, as if you get a glimpse of some long forgotten knowledge.
Since this collects all of Poe's poems, some are a bit droll- especially the early ones that Poe himself seems to consider worth republishing merely to accuse a contemporary of plagisrism.
At his best Poe is simply brilliant- reciting his poems can feel akin to incantaning a spell, there is something captivating and mysterious, as if you get a glimpse of some long forgotten knowledge.
Since this collects all of Poe's poems, some are a bit droll- especially the early ones that Poe himself seems to consider worth republishing merely to accuse a contemporary of plagisrism.
April 25, 2024
I would recommend this to someone who enjoys poems but that is just about it. I have never truly been one to enjoy poems. The works of Edgar Allan Poe are interesting to read but also very confusing. I cannot read poems like this without already knowing the meaning behind the poem in the first place. To me, reading poems is like Mr. Poe's poem "The Raven", where not knowing what is happening is driving me crazy. I understand that Edgar Allan Poe's works are supposed to have deep meanings in them, but honestly, I just can't see it.
May 18, 2023
Poe's writing ability is outstandingly captured in the collection of his poems found in this book. Poe's use of language and emotion through the poetic form encapsulates all of the ideas that he raises perfectly, making him one of my favourite poets (and horror writers). As much as people say that he is overrated or mainstream, give him your own chance and opportunity to read and experience his writings. This book provides you with the best way to engage with his poems.
October 31, 2023
Poes poems— 4 star
The layout and formatting of this book 3 starts
The layout and formatting of this book 3 starts
January 8, 2024
siento que los poemas aleatorios no son lo mío 🥺🥺
February 10, 2024
algun dia los voy a entender !!😔
February 23, 2024
«And all I lov’d — I lov’d alone —»
Un verso que perfectamente puede definir lo que ha sido mi fantasmal vida.
Un verso que perfectamente puede definir lo que ha sido mi fantasmal vida.
July 20, 2024
This wasn’t my first time reading Poe or his poems; however, something about this collection just wasn’t…for me?
I usually struggle with Poe’s short stories so i assumed his poetry would work well. Some of his poems were odd and confusing, which is fine. However, some of them you could get an insight to his mind i believe; those poems interested me.
But a lot of the poems just didn’t hold my attention or make a lot of sense to me. I will still pick up Poe. I love Poe; perhaps this was an edition thing. I’ll give more of his poetry another shot in the future.
(2.5 Rounded up)
I usually struggle with Poe’s short stories so i assumed his poetry would work well. Some of his poems were odd and confusing, which is fine. However, some of them you could get an insight to his mind i believe; those poems interested me.
But a lot of the poems just didn’t hold my attention or make a lot of sense to me. I will still pick up Poe. I love Poe; perhaps this was an edition thing. I’ll give more of his poetry another shot in the future.
(2.5 Rounded up)
April 16, 2023
I loved some of poems (The raven, the bells and a dew others) but in general I didn't enjoy or connect to them.
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