The Raven and Other Selected Poems

Resumen del libro

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ' "...Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!"Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." ' This selection of Edgar Allan Poe's poetical works includes some of his best-known pieces, including the triumphant, gleeful 'The Bells', the tragic ode 'Annabel Lee' and his famous gothic tour de force, 'The Raven'. Some present powerful, nightmarish images of the macabre and bizarre, while others have at their heart a profound sense of love, beauty and loss.

All are linguistic masterpieces that demonstrate Poe's gift for marrying rhythm, form and meaning. An American writer of primarily prose and literary criticism, Edgar Allen Poe never ceased writing poetry throughout his turbulent life, and is today regarded as a central figure of American literary romanticism. He died in 1849.

Biografía del autor

Diseñador gráfico, ilustrador y dibujante de historietas de renombre, es miembro fundador de Spur Design junto a su esposa Joyce Hesselberth, empresa especializada en diseño editorial con sede en Baltimore. Sus carteles para el cine y teatro han sido recopilados por la Biblioteca del Congreso en Washington D. C. y el Museo Nacional de Diseño Cooper-Hewitt, y se han expuesto en galerías de todo el mundo. Ha colaborado con publicaciones periódicas como Playboy, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The New Yorker o The Wall Street Journal. Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con la medalla de oro de la Society of Illustrators de Nueva York, y con el primer premio al mejor cartel cinematográfico en el South by Southwest Festival (SXSW), entre otros galardones.