Yeats.īorn in Boston, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) was brought up by the Allan merchant family after the death of his mother and being abandoned by his father. Paradise Lost by John Milton, Sonnets by William Shakespeare, Selected Poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, The Prelude and Other Poems by William Wordsworth and Selected Poems by W.B. The series includes: Selected Poetical Works by William Blake, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Complete Poems by John Keats.

The present edition contains all of his works in verse, from the major poems of his maturity - such as his famous ballads ‘The Raven' and ‘Lenore' - to those he published in his youth and those that were collected immediately after his premature death in 1849.Īlso included in this volume is a selection of Poe's essays on poetical composition and prosody, revealing that poetry was at the core of the American master's vision of literature - something also demonstrated by the significant and enduring body of work he left behind in this field.Įach volume in the Great Poets series is based on the most authoritative text, and reflects Alma's commitment to providing affordable editions with valuable insights into the great poets' works.

The undisputed pioneer of the horror, detective and science-fiction genres, Edgar Allan Poe was an accomplished poet as well as a celebrated writer of short stories. It contains Poe's complete poems and three essays on poetry. L.Fully annotated edition with over 400 notes. 'To - ('I saw thee on thy bridal day-')' Dreams Spirits of the Dead Evening Star A Dream within a Dream Stanzas A Dream 'The Happiest Day-The Happiest Hour' The Lake: To - Sonnet-To Science Romance 'To - ('The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see')' To the River - 'To - ('I heed not that my earthly lot')' Fairy-Land 'To Helen ('Helen, thy beauty is to me')' Israfel The City in the Sea The Sleeper Lenore The Valley of Unrest The Coliseum (also included in the verse play Politian) 'To One in Paradise (included in the story 'The Assignation')' To F- Sonnet- To Zante 'The Haunted Palace (included in the story 'The Fall of the House of Usher')' Sonnet-Silence 'The Conqueror Worm (also included in the story 'Ligeia')' Dream-Land The Raven Eulalie-A Song To M.

The raven and other selected poems