“The Raven” is a narrative poem by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in January 1845. It is noted for its musicality, stylized language and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven’s mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man’s slow descent into madness.
Poe claimed to have written the poem very logically and methodically. His intention was to create a poem that would appeal to both critical and popular tastes. The poem was inspired in part by a talking raven in the novel Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty by Charles Dickens. Poe borrows the complex rhythm and meter of Elizabeth Barrett’s poem “Lady Geraldine’s Courtship.”
The first publication of “The Raven” on January 29, 1845, in the New York Evening Mirror made Poe widely popular in his lifetime and was soon reprinted, parodied, and illustrated. However, it did not bring him significant financial success. “The Raven” has influenced many modern works, including Vladimir Nabakov’s Lolita in 1955, Bernard Malamud’s “The Jewbird” in 1963, and Ray Bradbury’s “The Parrot Who Knew Papa” in 1976. The poem is additionally referenced throughout popular culture in films, television, music and more.
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