Complete Poems

Name: Complete Poems
Brand: University of Illinois Press

University of Illinois Press

Although best known for his tales, Edgar Allan Poe himself thirsted for fame primarily as a poet. This volume, assembled by the eminent Poe scholar Thomas Ollive Mabbott, is the single most authoritative edition of Poe's poems ever published: 101 poems and their variants, including such gems as \""The Raven,\"" \""The Bells,\"" and \""Annabel Lee,\"" as well as previously uncollected poems, fragments, verses he published in reviews he wrote, and poems attributed to him.\nIn this exhaustive collection, Mabbott takes a fresh look at these texts, aiming \""to present what [Poe] wrote, to explain why he wrote it, to tell what he meant when he wrote it (if that be in any way obscure), and to give a history of its publication.\"" Containing the definitive poems as well as pertinent biographical background,\n\nComplete Poems\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the price advertised is as low as;