{"product_id":"2940169433586","title":"The Raven and Other Poems (Abridged)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen a modern film script draws inspiration from a poem written more than a century ago, readers can judge its impact on our collective imagination. Such is the resonance of the poem \"The Raven\" by Edgar Allan Poe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1845, \"The Raven\" is a masterpiece of atmosphere, rhythmic quality and use of language. Constructed in narrative form, it tells the story of a young man who is mourning the loss of his beloved. One December night as he wearily sits up browsing through a classical volume, a mysterious tapping against his window disturbs him. When he opens it to investigate, a strange and mournful raven enters his room and perches on the bust of a Greek goddess inside. The rest of the poem deals with the melancholy and mournful one-sided conversation between the two. The narrator desperately questions the Raven about Lenore, his lost love, but the Raven only gives a single dismal word \"Nevermore\" in reply. What happens to the narrator in the course of this conversation makes up the rest of the poem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeside The Raven, there are Alone; A Dream Within A Dream; Annabel Lee; City In the Sea; The Bells; A Dream Within a Dream; Annabel Lee; Dreamland; Evening Star; Lenore; Eldorado; A Valentine and \"The Happiest Day\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TCP Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097921896688,"sku":"2940169433586","price":0.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169433586_p0.jpg?v=1763682675","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169433586","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}