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Cover of The Raven and Other Poems

American Renaissance ยท Stories / poetry

The Raven and Other Poems

by Edgar Allan Poe. A major work by Edgar Allan Poe exploring terror, reason, death; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

Date
1845
Origin
United States
Era
American Renaissance
Genre
Stories / poetry
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A major work by Edgar Allan Poe exploring terror, reason, death; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.