The Dark Side of Literature: "The Raven" Free Poster
Edgar Allan Poe's mournful poem about an eerie raven and a distraught lover breaks the bounds of the written word with this free poster. Accurately titled the "master of the macabre," Poe exhibits artistic control by embedding the poem with a touch of musicality and stylized language. At the time of writing "The Raven," Poe's young wife was suffering from tuberculosis, and the poet had already lost other family members to the same disease. The themes of madness and heartache within the famous poem are easier to understand in light of Poe's tribulations.
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