Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

By Edgar Allan Poe

This single volume brings together all of Poe's stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary history.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Doubleday
• Release date: Apr 18, 2012
• ISBN: 9780307962485

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809. His parents, both touring actors, died before he was three. He was raised by John Allan, a prosperous Virginian merchant. Poe published his first volume of poetry while still a teenager. He worked as an editor for magazines in Philadelphia, Richmond and New York, and achieved respect as a literary critic. In 1836, he married his thirteen year-old cousin. It was only with the publication of The Raven and other Poems in 1845 that he achieved national fame as a writer. Poe died in mysterious circumstances in 1849.

Reviews for Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

[michael8xolotl · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Probably best when read drunk and listening to Lustmord.

[xuebi-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Poe, not only a noted author but also poet, is not only the author of The Raven - the quintessential American gothic poem, but also the author of numerous other poems worthy of recognition.

This book collects of Poe's poetry from "To Helen" and "Annabel Lee" to "Ulalume" and of course "The Raven".

[pathogenik-1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Some poems were extraordinary, but the majority of the poems were dull.

[nakushitaxotome · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fall of the House of Usher is a wonderful piece with plenty of interesting allusions to Poe's own life. The symbolism is rampant. I'm also a fan of Masque of the Red Death. A favorite quote, "There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion... Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made."Just wonderful.

[junesong · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love Edgar Allen Poe. He's is one of my favorite poets. I love his dark and eerie style. He has a lot of underlying meanings in his poems (i.e. Annabelle Lee). I like trying to decipher his feelings and emotions within the story. I also enjoy the fact that he's from maryland, like me :)

[fledgist · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Poe is known for too few of his poems. He deserves to be known for more.

[janemarieprice · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a necessary addition for anyone who loves Poe or his poetry. It is beautiful and tragic and dark. This collection is complete and not so large as to be unwieldy.

[leslie398 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The layout of this collection is interesting, as it starts with Poe's poems "of later life" which include his most famous (The Raven, Annabelle Lee, etc), then moves to his poems "of middle life", followed by poetry of his early life (I skipped the essays and prose poems at the end of the book).

The reverse chronology unfortunately meant that the quality decreased somewhat as you proceed. Poe clearly gained in skill as he aged and all of his very best poems are in the first section of this collection.