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The Raven, and The Philosophy of Composition by Edgar Allan Poe explores busts, narrative poetry, supernatural.
The Raven, and The Philosophy of Composition is a work by Edgar Allan Poe. Its subjects include busts, narrative poetry, supernatural.
From the opening pages: “The initial intention of the publishers to present “The Raven” without preface, notes, or other extraneous matter that might detract from an undivided appreciation of the poem, has been somewhat modified by the introduction of Poe’s prose essay, “The Philosophy of Composition.” If any justification were necessary, it is to be found both in the unique literary interest of the essay, and in the fact that it is (or purports to be) a frank exposition of the modus operandi by which “The Raven” was written. It is felt that no other introduction could be more happily conceived or executed. Coming from Poe’s own hand, it directly avoids the charge of presumption; and written in Poe’s most felicitous style, it entirely escapes the defect—not uncommon in analytical treatises—of pedantry.”
