The Raven
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"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language and supernatural atmosphere. It tells
"The Raven" depicts a mysterious raven's midnight visit to a mourning narrator, as illustrated by Édouard Manet (1875), digitally restored.
"Not the least obeisance made he" (7:3), as illustrated by Gustave Doré (1884)
The raven perches on a bust of Pallas Athena, a symbol of wisdom meant to imply the narrator is a scholar. Illustration by Édouard Manet for Stéphane Mallarmé's translation, Le Corbeau (1875).
Rendition of "The Raven" as illustrated by John Tenniel (1858)
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
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Virginia Eliza Poe was the wife of the American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The couple were first cousins and publicly married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27. Biographers disagree as to the nat
The Raven
…may have been inspired by events in Poe's own life as well, either to the early loss of his mother, Eliza Poe, or the long illness endured by his wife, Virginia. Ultimately, Poe considered "The Raven" an experiment to "suit at once the popular and critical taste", accessible to both the mainstream and high…
Virginia Poe, as painted after her death
Virginia and Edgar's marriage certificate
Virginia's handwritten Valentine poem to her husband
Virginia Poe endured the latter part of her illness at this cottage in the Bronx, New York, shown here in 1900.