The Raven
ISBN:
9781554534593
Format:
Hardcover Jacket
Hardcover
Board Book
Paperback
Paperback with flaps
Alternative:
Extent:
48
pp
Trim Size:
5 1/2 x 9 1/4
Genre:
Picture Books
Ages: 10 to 14
Copyright Year:
2006
Author:
Edgar Allan Poe
Illustrator:
Ryan Price
Rights Sold:
Chinese (Simplified) • French • Italian • Japanese • Portuguese (Brazil) • Spanish
The Raven

The Raven

Pub Price:
USD $
9.95

Visions in Poetry is an exciting and unique series of classic poems illustrated by outstanding contemporary artists in stunning hardcover editions.

The fifth book in the series, Edgar Allan Poe's “The Raven,” delves into the hidden horrors of the human psyche. Originally published in 1845, the poem is narrated by a melancholy scholar brooding over Lenore, a woman he loved who is now lost to him. One bleak December at midnight, a raven with fiery eyes visits the scholar and perches above his chamber door. Struggling to understand the meaning of the word his winged visitant repeats — “Nevermore!” — the narrator descends by stages into madness.

Illustrator Ryan Price's exquisitely grim illustrations suggest a background story shaped by the narrator's guilt, embodied in the terrifying figure of the raven. Price's drypoint technique, with its rich blacks and feathery lines, perfectly captures the nightmarish atmosphere of this unforgettable poem.

For more information about this title please contact Alison Lapp at alapp@kidscan.com

Series:
Visions in Poetry
7
in collection

Visions in Poetry is an innovative and award-winning series of classic poems reinterpreted for today’s readers by outstanding contemporary artists. Each poem — from Poe’s brooding “The Raven” to the thrilling “Casey at the Bat” — gets a fresh meaning through art. Introducing poetry to the young has never been easier than with these critically acclaimed, collectable books.
Titles in collection: Casey at the Bat, The Highwayman, Jabberwocky, The Lady of Shalott, My Letter to the World and Other Poems, The Owl and the Pussycat, The Raven.