{"id":10,"date":"2020-03-21T12:37:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T09:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/ddara\/?p=10"},"modified":"2020-03-21T14:57:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T11:57:28","slug":"the-raven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/ddara\/2020\/03\/21\/the-raven\/","title":{"rendered":"The Raven"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The Raven\" is a narrative poem, written by\u00a0<\/span>Edgar Allan Poe<\/a>. It was first published in 1845 and it is another great example of the use of alliteration. In his 1846 essay\u00a0<\/span>\"The Philosophy of Composition\"<\/a>, Poe claims to have written \"The Raven\" through a rigidly logical process, that comes into contrast with the \"spontaneous\u00a0creation\" theory as put forward by poets like\u00a0<\/span>Samuel Taylor Coleridge<\/a>. According to Poe, each poem should be written with a certain \"unity of effect\" into mind, a desired response that dictates everything, from theme to characters, language, tone and plot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The narrative of \"The Raven\" is told by an unnamed young man, who mourns for his lost lover, called Lenore. It is purposely set on a December tempestuous night, during which, the narrator is surprised by the unexpected visit of a black raven. The poem's dreamlike, otherworldly atmosphere makes the reader wonder whether the narrator has actually had an encounter with a mysterious bird repeating the word \"nevermore\" or the entire incident has been a product of his tormented imagination. Here is the poem's most famous beginning:<\/p>\n

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,<\/div>\n
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore\u2014<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,<\/div>\n
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.<\/div>\n
\u201c\u2019Tis some visitor,\u201d I muttered, \u201ctapping at my chamber door\u2014<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Only this and nothing more.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;<\/div>\n
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eagerly I wished the morrow;\u2014vainly I had sought to borrow<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From my books surcease of sorrow\u2014sorrow for the lost Lenore\u2014<\/div>\n
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore\u2014<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Nameless\u00a0here\u00a0for evermore.<\/div>\n
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\"The Raven\" has been a source of\u00a0inspiration ever since its publication. Well-known illustrators have produced artwork for its publications. Here are some examples:<\/div>\n
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John Tenniel\u00a0(the illustrator of Alice in Wonderland), 1858<\/div>\n
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\u00c9douard Manet\u00a0(lithographs, for the publication of\u00a0St\u00e9phane Mallarm\u00e9's translation of \"The Raven\" into French),\u00a01875<\/div>\n
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Gustave Dor\u00e9\u00a0(woodcuts), 1884<\/div>\n
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Edgar Allan Poe is regarded as one of the central figures of American Romanticim. Apart form poetry, he has also written famous tales of mystery and the macabre and he is considered to be the inventor of detective fiction, as well as a valuable contributor to the genre of science fiction.<\/div>\n
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And if you like scary stories, you will really enjoy watching Tim Burton's and Rick Heinrichs' \u00a0Vincent<\/em><\/a>, a short film dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe and Vincent Price, an American actor famous for his roles in horror films. (In fact, in 1963, Vincent Price starred in\u00a0The Raven, an adaptation of Poe's poem by Roger Corman.)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Did You know?<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0In the third episode (called \"Treehouse of Horror\") of\u00a0Season 2 of\u00a0The Simpsons<\/em>, aired in 1990, we see an adaptation<\/a> of \"The Raven\". James Earl Jones narrates the poem!<\/div>\n
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