The Raven Paperback – May 29, 2015

"Deep into thatdarkness peering,long I stood therewondering, fearingDoubting, dreamingdreams no mortalever dared to dream before...""The Raven" is about loss of a loved one and will stick with you, maybe even haunt your dreams for a few nights. I picked up the Kindle version for free and I was instantly reminded why this is one of my favorite poems. (There is a long preface before it, which I found interesting. But if you just want to read the poem, you can use the index and click on "The Poem.") The prose sings like a bird, like its name, the Raven, which only says one word, "Nevermore." The protagonist on whom the Raven spies loses his grip on reality; he is grief-stricken over the loss of his beloved Lenore."But the Raven, sittinglonely on the placid bust,spoke onlyThat one word, as if hissoul in that one word hedid outpour.Nothing further then heuttered--not a feather thenhe fluttered--Till I scarcely more thanmuttered, "Other friends have flown before--On the morrow he will leaveme, as my hopes haveflown before."Then the bird said, "Nevermore."The bottom line: "The Raven" is a quick, rythmic, brilliant, disturbing, engrossing poem.-Raeden Zen

My copy from the 1970’s was worn out so I had to replace it. I almost have it memorized. Good reading

A perfect and flawless, as well as timeless piece of literature, The Raven has inspired generations and for good reason. It is a classic and wonderfully flawless piece of work. It is quite possibly the greatest and most memorable work of fiction ever written. The content is there and displayed very well. There are two versions of it . . . the normal page-by-page read, as well as an interesting line-by-line read which I like. The only reason I gave this 4 stars instead of five is the overly-long and drawn out windbag of an introduction. An intro is fine, but after awhile I just kept thinking 'Lets get to the story. That's why I am here.' Honestly, the introduction bored me to tears. It wasn't even interesting. It reminded me of that monotone, droning high school teacher who won't shut the hell up and get on with the lesson. Nothing against an intro. Heck, I would have done one too, but this one was way too long and self-indulgent on the writer's part. Shame. It's not about you, man. Studying a magnificent and classic work of fiction is fine, but I didn't download a textbook. No need to make it one.

Always a classic, love the notes at the beginning and the break up of the verses. Good add since some Poe books do not contain the raven.

will be a great part of my Poe collection

I bought this book at a good price

Half the book is some guy’s opinion and then the poem..

This is one of my most favorite poems ever written! Poe is my favorite author so this one is definitely my number one favorite!

Needed for a school assignment. Nice book

Adoro ler e reler este texto, seja no original, seja nas traduções de Machado de Assis ou de Fernando Pessoa.

Ok

This is a poem which I have been meaning to read for a long time now and I'm glad that I have finally read it.'The Raven' is a brilliant read which I believe that everyone should read at least once in their life.In this edition there is an interesting introduction by Edmund C. Stedman which is well worth a read.

This is a masterpiece of Edgar Allan Poe. I like to read it anytime. I become big fan Edgar Allan Poe by reading this poem.