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Edgar Allan Poe: Stories & Poems
Retold with illustrations by distinguished artist David Plunkert, Classics Reimagined, Edgar Allan Poe will beguile your sad soul into smiling once again.
Baltimore-based artist David Plunkert takes you on a dark journey into the gothic stories and poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. Classic stories of the macabre take on a whole new meaning when you experience them accompanied by David Plunkert's mystical, and sometimes haunting, interpretations. With this edition of the Classics Reimagined series, you'll find these densely written classics boring…nevermore.
The Classics Reimagined series is a library of stunning collector's editions of unabridged classic novels illustrated by contemporary artists from around the world. Each artist offers his or her own unique, visual interpretation of the most well-loved, widely read, and avidly collected literature from renowned authors. From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and from Jane Austen to the Brothers Grimm, collect every beautiful volume.
Baltimore-based artist David Plunkert takes you on a dark journey into the gothic stories and poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. Classic stories of the macabre take on a whole new meaning when you experience them accompanied by David Plunkert's mystical, and sometimes haunting, interpretations. With this edition of the Classics Reimagined series, you'll find these densely written classics boring…nevermore.
The Classics Reimagined series is a library of stunning collector's editions of unabridged classic novels illustrated by contemporary artists from around the world. Each artist offers his or her own unique, visual interpretation of the most well-loved, widely read, and avidly collected literature from renowned authors. From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and from Jane Austen to the Brothers Grimm, collect every beautiful volume.
208 pages, Hardcover
Published November 15, 2014
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About the author
Edgar Allan Poe
9,796 books28.7k followersThe name Poe brings to mind images of murderers and madmen, premature burials, and mysterious women who return from the dead. His works have been in print since 1827 and include such literary classics as The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Fall of the House of Usher. This versatile writer’s oeuvre includes short stories, poetry, a novel, a textbook, a book of scientific theory, and hundreds of essays and book reviews. He is widely acknowledged as the inventor of the modern detective story and an innovator in the science fiction genre, but he made his living as America’s first great literary critic and theoretician. Poe’s reputation today rests primarily on his tales of terror as well as on his haunting lyric poetry.
Just as the bizarre characters in Poe’s stories have captured the public imagination so too has Poe himself. He is seen as a morbid, mysterious figure lurking in the shadows of moonlit cemeteries or crumbling castles. This is the Poe of legend. But much of what we know about Poe is wrong, the product of a biography written by one of his enemies in an attempt to defame the author’s name.
The real Poe was born to traveling actors in Boston on January 19, 1809. Edgar was the second of three children. His other brother William Henry Leonard Poe would also become a poet before his early death, and Poe’s sister Rosalie Poe would grow up to teach penmanship at a Richmond girls’ school. Within three years of Poe’s birth both of his parents had died, and he was taken in by the wealthy tobacco merchant John Allan and his wife Frances Valentine Allan in Richmond, Virginia while Poe’s siblings went to live with other families. Mr. Allan would rear Poe to be a businessman and a Virginia gentleman, but Poe had dreams of being a writer in emulation of his childhood hero the British poet Lord Byron. Early poetic verses found written in a young Poe’s handwriting on the backs of Allan’s ledger sheets reveal how little interest Poe had in the tobacco business.
For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_al...
Just as the bizarre characters in Poe’s stories have captured the public imagination so too has Poe himself. He is seen as a morbid, mysterious figure lurking in the shadows of moonlit cemeteries or crumbling castles. This is the Poe of legend. But much of what we know about Poe is wrong, the product of a biography written by one of his enemies in an attempt to defame the author’s name.
The real Poe was born to traveling actors in Boston on January 19, 1809. Edgar was the second of three children. His other brother William Henry Leonard Poe would also become a poet before his early death, and Poe’s sister Rosalie Poe would grow up to teach penmanship at a Richmond girls’ school. Within three years of Poe’s birth both of his parents had died, and he was taken in by the wealthy tobacco merchant John Allan and his wife Frances Valentine Allan in Richmond, Virginia while Poe’s siblings went to live with other families. Mr. Allan would rear Poe to be a businessman and a Virginia gentleman, but Poe had dreams of being a writer in emulation of his childhood hero the British poet Lord Byron. Early poetic verses found written in a young Poe’s handwriting on the backs of Allan’s ledger sheets reveal how little interest Poe had in the tobacco business.
For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_al...
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November 5, 2014
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway. It's a collection of twelve stories and twelve poems very nicely illustrated by David Plunkert. Poe's work has probably been written about more than any writer other than Shakespeare, so I certainly won't presume. This is an attractive hardbound volume with slick, colored pages, illustrated end-papers, and decorated page edges. The art seems to have a heavy Gothic influence, and while it's certainly nothing like what would have been used when the works were first published, I thought for the most part they were eerily appropriate. This was a perfect book for Halloween!
February 9, 2019
Poe is a genius! There is No doubt about it. How about this edition? I Love the story selection and i just adore the illustrations my David Plunkert! I also have a Poe edition illustrated my Alfred Kubin, which Are the classic illustrations. For me the illustrations are equally Great.
May 28, 2016
Although I'm not a huge fan of the horror genre, Poe certainly does it extremely well. His writing is excellent for the most part; it felt a bit dated at times but not too bad. Overall, the writing itself is worthy of 4.5 to 5 stars. David Plunkert's illustrations are a bit too modern for me but I give him much credit for imbuing them with the same eerieness and spookiness that Poe's stories have. Though a minor quibble, I do wish the font size had been a bit larger. All in all, this is a wonderful edition of Poe's stories; worth buying for hardcore Poe fans, or borrowing from the library for more casual readers of Poe.
March 1, 2016
You haven't read Poe until you've read him alongside Plunkert's incredibly weird illustrations.
October 13, 2023
Technically this is 12 stories and 12 poems
November 17, 2019
This book reassured me of two things. One, that short stories and poetry are not my favorite genre and two, Edgar Allen Poe was a fantastic writer. A brilliant man and a master of our language, Poe demonstrated what the human brain was capable of without the aid of pictures.
"Yet its memory was replete with horror -- horror more horrible from being vague, and terror more terrible from ambiguity."
"Its brilliant flowers are the dearest of all unfulfilled dreams, and its raging volcanoes are the passions of the most turbulent and unhallowed of hearts."
"Then -- let us bow down Charmion, before the excessive majesty of the great God! -- then, there came a shouting and pervading sound, as if from the mouth itself of HIM; while the whole incumbent mass of ether in which we existed, burst at once into a species of intense flame, for whose surpassing brilliancy and all-fervid heat even the angels in the high Heaven of pure knowledge have no name. Thus ended all."
"Yet its memory was replete with horror -- horror more horrible from being vague, and terror more terrible from ambiguity."
"Its brilliant flowers are the dearest of all unfulfilled dreams, and its raging volcanoes are the passions of the most turbulent and unhallowed of hearts."
"Then -- let us bow down Charmion, before the excessive majesty of the great God! -- then, there came a shouting and pervading sound, as if from the mouth itself of HIM; while the whole incumbent mass of ether in which we existed, burst at once into a species of intense flame, for whose surpassing brilliancy and all-fervid heat even the angels in the high Heaven of pure knowledge have no name. Thus ended all."
October 22, 2017
This was a great collection of dark, creepy stories and poems to read leading up to Halloween. I had only read The Raven and one other of Poe's stories before sitting down to this book. The illustrations went along perfectly and I really enjoyed it. Even if I had to reread lines and sometimes paragraphs to fully grasp everything. Ha ha. My favorite stories were The Tell-Tale Heart, and Hop Frog. Favorite poems were The Raven (obviously), Annabel Lee, and A Dream Within A Dream. Absolutely recommend. 4.0-4.5 (The only thing that made it a bit difficult at times was the small writing. - Minor complaint though.)
February 13, 2016
Edgar Allan Poe never creases to amaze. Every story is unique and messed up and you can never really guess what you're in for. They may be a little difficult, but worth the read.
I think my favourites would be:
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
The Premature Burial
The Black Cat
The Raven (a poem)
Special shoutout to The Murders in the Rue Morgue for being the most bizarre tale I've ever read.
I think my favourites would be:
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
The Premature Burial
The Black Cat
The Raven (a poem)
Special shoutout to The Murders in the Rue Morgue for being the most bizarre tale I've ever read.
March 27, 2017
This is a gorgeous collection of some of Poe's work, both famous and lesser-known pieces. A few of the stories, I had never encountered before (Never Bet the Devil Your Head, Berenice, and Hop Frog). The illustrations are creepy and fantastic. This is an excellent addition to my bookshelves.
January 30, 2018
I Love Edgar Allen Poe so the stories and poems get 5 stars but I was not a fan of the illustrations. I just felt that they were lacking. Edgar Allen Poe gives so much inspiration for awesome illustrations but all I got were pictures of people with random things on there faces.
September 4, 2018
I have read some Edgar Allan Poe stories before and they were hard to follow, when I found out this was a graphic novel I thought I would give it a chance because I do like his work. When reading it I really like the illustrations and it was a lot easier to follow along with.
March 16, 2015
Don't care much for the visual style but it's a high-quality book that collects many favorites.
October 20, 2015
Review to follow!
February 4, 2016
I got this book mainly to see how the artwork corresponded to the wonderful poems and stories of Edgar Allan Poe. I was not disappointed. The artwork by David Plunkert was amazing!
January 1, 2019
Read: 10/18
3.5 based on all the stories average ratings.
Literally just trying to update before the new year, but yep, I'm four months behind on GR.
3.5 based on all the stories average ratings.
Literally just trying to update before the new year, but yep, I'm four months behind on GR.
May 17, 2020
3.5 istorio batxuk oso ona... Beste batzuk eta poemak nahiko konplikauek
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