Annabel Lee
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"Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Written in 1849, it was not published until shortly after Poe's death that same year.
Like another Poe poem, "The Raven", it tells of a man mourning a dead lover. The poem begins as if from a storyteller's point of view, wherein the author begins to explain the couple's love, which originates from their childhood. He believes that his love Annabel Lee dies because "the angels" envied the couple's great love. However, unlike "The Raven," in which the narrator believes he will "nevermore" be reunited with his love, "Annabel Lee" says the two will be together again, as not even demons "can ever dissever" their souls.
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic, and is considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world, as well as in specialized fields, such as cosmology and cryptography. Poe and his work appear throughout popular culture in literature, music, films, and television. A number of his homes are dedicated museums today.
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Poem:Annabel Lee
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Artist: Jim Reeves
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