Annabel Lee
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"Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman. The narrator, who fell in love w
Sartain's Union Magazine of Literature and Art, Philadelphia, January 1850
Poe's manuscript for "Annabel Lee", Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Poe's wife Virginia is often assumed to be the inspiration for "Annabel Lee".
Seraph
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A seraph is a celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. The term plays a role in subsequent Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Annabel Lee
…Though they were young, their love for each other burned with such intensity that even angels were envious. For this reason, the narrator believes the seraphim caused her death. Even so, their love is strong enough that it extends beyond the grave and the narrator believes their two souls are still entwined…
Bas relief of a seraph carrying a hot coal on the walls of the Jerusalem International YMCA.
Ancient Aramean six-winged deity, from Tell Halaf (10th century BCE)
Seraphim surround the divine throne in this illustration from the Petites Heures de Jean de Berry, a 14th-century illuminated manuscript, commissioned by John, Duke of Berry.
St. Francis' vision of a seraph (fresco attributed to Giotto) (1267–1337)