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  2. Annabel Lee - Wikipedia

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    Annabel Lee at Wikisource. " Annabel Lee " is the last complete poem [1] composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman. [2] The narrator, who fell in love with Annabel Lee when they were young, has a love for her so strong that even angels are envious.

  3. Ulalume - Wikipedia

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    Ulalume. " Ulalume " (/ ˈuːləluːm /) is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1847. Much like a few of Poe's other poems (such as "The Raven", "Annabel Lee", and "Lenore"), "Ulalume" focuses on the narrator's loss of his beloved due to her death. Poe originally wrote the poem as an elocution piece and, as such, the poem is known for its ...

  4. Ligeia - Wikipedia

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    Ligeia. Illustration of "Ligeia" by Harry Clarke, 1919. " Ligeia " (/ laɪˈdʒiːə /) is an early short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1838. The story follows an unnamed narrator and his wife Ligeia, a beautiful and intelligent raven-haired woman. She falls ill, composes "The Conqueror Worm", and quotes lines ...

  5. To Helen - Wikipedia

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    To Helen. Illustration by Edmund Dulac, 1912. "To Helen" in the March 1836 Southern Literary Messenger, Volume 2, Number 4, bound volume, page 238. " To Helen " is the first of two poems to carry that name written by Edgar Allan Poe. The 15-line poem was written in honor of Jane Stanard, the mother of a childhood friend. [1]

  6. Edgar Allan Poe in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Edgar Allan Poe has appeared in popular culture as a character in books, comics, film, and other media. Besides his works, the legend of Poe himself has fascinated people for generations. His appearances in popular culture often envision him as a sort of "mad genius" or "tormented artist", exploiting his personal struggles. [1]

  7. The Bells (poem) - Wikipedia

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    Remaining pages of Poe's handwritten manuscript for "The Bells", 1848. " The Bells " is a heavily onomatopoeic poem by Edgar Allan Poe which was not published until after his death in 1849. It is perhaps best known for the diacopic use of the word "bells". The poem has four parts to it; each part becomes darker and darker as the poem progresses ...

  8. The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe - Wikipedia

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    Language. English. The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe is a 1942 American drama film directed by Harry Lachman, starring Linda Darnell and Shepperd Strudwick. The film is a cinematic biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines his romantic relationships with Sarah Elmira Royster and Virginia Clemm. [1] The film presents a sympathetic and positive ...

  9. Edgar Allan Poe in television and film - Wikipedia

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    In the 1909 novel The Phantom of the Opera, as well as subsequent film and stage adaptations, the title character appears disguised as The Red Death at a ball.; In Chapter 4 of the 1940 movie serial Drums of Fu Manchu, "The Pendulum of Doom", the hero Allan Parker is trapped in a "Pit and the Pendulum" peril (Fu Manchu actually states that the Poe story inspired this torture device).