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THE RAVEN Edgar Allan Poe

Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-49) - American poet, short-story writer, and critic who is best known for his tales of ratiocination, his fantastical horror stories, and his genre-founding detective stories. Poe, whose cloudy personal life is a virtual legend, considered himself primarily a poet. The Raven (1845) - Poe’s bestknown poem which gained him instant renown. Opening lines: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, / Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-...