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  2. The Raven - Wikipedia

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    —Edgar Allan Poe "Not the least obeisance made he" (7:3), as illustrated by Gustave Doré (1884) "The Raven" follows an unnamed narrator on a dreary night in December who sits reading "forgotten lore" by the remains of a fire as a way to forget the death of his beloved Lenore. A "tapping at [his] chamber door" reveals nothing, but excites his soul to "burning". The tapping is repeated ...

  3. Allusions to Poe's "The Raven" - Wikipedia

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    Writer James Russell Lowell, a contemporary of Poe's, references "The Raven" and its author in his poem, A Fable for Critics: "Here comes Poe with his Raven, like Barnaby Rudge, / Three fifths of him genius, two fifths sheer fudge." This mention alludes to the belief that Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty inspired Poe to write "The ...

  4. The Raven (song) - Wikipedia

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    The Raven (song) " The Raven " is the first song by the Alan Parsons Project, recorded in April 1976 at Mama Jo's Studio, North Hollywood, Los Angeles. [3] It is the second track on their debut album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, which is a tribute to author and poet Edgar Allan Poe. [4] Though the song is based on Poe's poem of the same ...

  5. Death (Discworld) - Wikipedia

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    Quoth is a talking raven who accompanies the Death of Rats. He was named Quoth by his previous owner, a wizard with no sense of humour attempting to make a joke by referencing the famous line in " The Raven " by Edgar Allan Poe – but Quoth refused to give in to this stereotype by saying "the N word" ( Nevermore ).

  6. Jane Haddam - Wikipedia

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    Genre. Mystery. Notable works. Gregor Demarkian series. Spouse. William L. DeAndrea. Orania Papazoglou (July 13, 1951 - July 17, 2019 [3]), better known by her pen name Jane Haddam, was an American mystery writer.

  7. List of compositions by Betsy Jolas - Wikipedia

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    Trois Rencontres (1973) for solo string trio and symphony orchestra. How-Now (1973) for 8 instruments. Onze Lieder (1977) for trumpet and chamber orchestra. Stances (1978) for piano and orchestra. Points d'or (1982) for saxophonist (playing soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) and 15 instruments. Frauenleben (1992) for viola and orchestra.

  8. The Philosophy of Composition - Wikipedia

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    Generally, the essay introduces three of Poe's theories regarding literature. The author recounts this idealized process by which he says he wrote his most famous poem, "The Raven", to illustrate the theory, which is in deliberate contrast to the "spontaneous creation" explanation put forth, for example, by Coleridge as an explanation for his poem Kubla Khan.

  9. Lenore (poem) - Wikipedia

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    A character by the name of Lenore, thought to be a deceased wife, is central to Poe's poem "The Raven" (1845). Roman Dirge created a comic book series in 1998 inspired by the poem, involving the comedic misadventures of Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl. Hikaru Utada 's 2004 song "Kremlin Dusk" makes a reference to Lenore, as well as other ...