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Lenore E. Walker, Walker, Lenore E.
Lenore may refer to: __NOTOC__ Arts and entertainment * "Lenore" (poem), by Edgar Allan Poe *Lenore, an unrelated character in the poem " The Raven", also by Edgar Allan Poe * "Lenore" (ballad), a 1773 poem by Gottfried August Bürger * "Lenore" (melodrama), a melodrama by Franz Liszt after Gottfried August Bürger's ballad *Symphony No. 5 (Raff), a symphony by Joachim Raff entitled "Lenore" *the title character of '' Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl'', a comic series Places * Lenore, Idaho, an unincorporated community * Lenore, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Lake Lenore (Washington) * Lenore Lake (Saskatchewan), Canada People *Lenore (given name), a list of people See also * Leonore (other) *Lenora (other) * Lenor, a fabric softener *Eleanor (other) Eleanor is a female given name. Eleanor, Elenore, Elinor, Elinore, Ellinore, Elynor or variations thereof may also refer to: Places * Lake Eleanor, a reservoir in Yosemite National Park, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenore (poem)
"Lenore" is a poem by the American author Edgar Allan Poe. It began as a different poem, "A Paean", and was not published as "Lenore" until 1843. Analysis The poem discusses proper decorum in the wake of the death of a young woman, described as "the queenliest dead that ever died so young". The poem concludes: "No dirge shall I upraise,/ But waft the angel on her flight with a paean of old days!" Lenore's fiancé, Guy de Vere, finds it inappropriate to "mourn" the dead; rather, one should celebrate their ascension to a new world. Unlike most of Poe's poems relating to dying women, "Lenore" implies the possibility of meeting in paradise. The poem may have been Poe's way of dealing with the illness of his wife Virginia. The dead woman's name, however, may have been a reference to Poe's recently dead brother, William Henry Leonard Poe. Poetically, the name Lenore emphasizes the letter " L" sound, a frequent device in Poe's female characters including "Annabel Lee", " Eulalie", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Raven
"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a distraught lover who is paid a mysterious visit by a talking raven. The lover, often identified as a student,Meyers, 163Silverman, 239 is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas, the raven seems to further antagonize the protagonist with its constant repetition of the word " Nevermore". The poem makes use of folk, mythological, religious, and classical references. Poe claimed to have written the poem logically and methodically, with the intention to create a poem that would appeal to both critical and popular tastes, as he explained in his 1846 follow-up essay, "The Philosophy of Composition". 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.Kopley & Hayes, 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
