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The Raven (other)
"The Raven" is a narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven may also refer to: Characters * The Raven, a character in ''Kraehe, Princess Tutu'' * The Raven, a character in ''Empires & Allies'' Film and television * The Raven (1915 film), ''The Raven'' (1915 film), a silent movie by Charles Brabin * The Raven (1935 film), ''The Raven'' (1935 film), a horror film starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi * ''The Black Raven'', a 1943 American mystery film starring George Zucco * The Raven (1963 film), ''The Raven'' (1963 film), a horror/comedy film starring Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, and Peter Lorre * The Raven (2006 film), ''The Raven'' (2006 film), a horror film by Ulli Lommel * The Raven (2012 film), ''The Raven'' (2012 film), a film by James McTeigue starring John Cusack * The Raven (2007 film), ''The Raven'' (2007 film), a film by David DeCoteau * The Raven (Star Trek: Voyager), "The Raven" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), a 1997 episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' * The Raven (The ... [...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 visit by a mysterious Common raven, raven that repeatedly Talking bird, speaks a single word. The lover, often identified as a student,Meyers, 163Silverman, 239 is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a Bust (sculpture), bust of Athena#Pallas Athena, Pallas, the raven seems to further antagonize the protagonist with its repetition of the word "wikt:nevermore, nevermore". The poem makes use of folklore, folk, mythological, religious, and Classical antiquity, classical references. Poe stated that he composed the poem in a logical and methodical manner, aiming to craft a piece that would resonate with both critical and popular audiences, as he elaborated in his follow-up essay in 1846, "The Philosophy of Composition". The poem was ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( ; 21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth. He also shared volumes and collaborated with Charles Lamb, Robert Southey, and Charles Lloyd (poet), Charles Lloyd. He wrote the poems ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'' and "Kubla Khan", as well as the major prose work ''Biographia Literaria''. His critical works were highly influential, especially in relation to William Shakespeare, and he helped introduce German idealist philosophy to English-speaking cultures. Coleridge coined many familiar words and phrases, including "suspension of disbelief". He had a major influence on Ralph Waldo Emerson and American transcendentalism. Throughout his adult life, Coleridge had crippling bouts of anxiety and depression; it has been speculated that he had bipolar disorder, which had not been defin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood On Ice
''Blood on Ice'' is the ninth studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was released on 27 May 1996, through Black Mark Production. It is a concept album. This is the final Bathory album that would use session musicians, as Quorthon would track all instruments on the following albums. Background The master tapes were recorded in 1989, but the album was not immediately released, both because the album was never properly finished, and because founder and songwriter Quorthon was worried that it presented too drastic a departure from the band's previous black metal sound. It was eventually released, after remastering and re-editing on more advanced studio equipment, in 1996, partly through fan pressure resulting from his mentioning of the project in an interview. Quorthon expands on this, as well as more specific matters about the recording of ''Blood on Ice'' and many of the other early Bathory albums in his liner notes for this release. The album's plot follows i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Raven (song)
"The Raven" is a song by the Alan Parsons Project, recorded in April 1976 at Mama Jo's Studio, North Hollywood, Los Angeles. It is the second track on their debut album, '' Tales of Mystery and Imagination'', which is a tribute to author and poet Edgar Allan Poe. The song's lyrics are based on Poe's poem of the same name and were written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson. "The Raven" was one the first songs to use a vocoder developed by as manufactured by EMI Central Research Laboratories, which was used to process Alan Parsons' voice. Actor Leonard Whiting performs the lead vocals for the remainder of the song, with Eric Woolfson and the Westminster City School Boys Choir providing backing vocals. "The Raven" was the second single released from ''Tales of Mystery and Imagination'' and peaked at No. 80 on the US ''Billboard Hot 100'' chart the week of October 30, 1976. It does not appear on either '' The Best of the Alan Parsons Project'' or '' The Best of the Alan Parsons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Raven (The Stranglers Album)
''The Raven'' is the fourth studio album by English rock band the Stranglers, released on 21 September 1979, through record label United Artists. Background The first two songs, much of the artwork (the band is shown standing on the prow of a Viking longship on the back cover) and the album title refer to Norse mythology. The album deals with a variety of issues, including Japanese ritual suicide ("Ice"), heroin use ("Don't Bring Harry"), the Iranian Revolution ("Shah Shah a Go Go") and genetic engineering ("Genetix"). "Dead Loss Angeles" features guitarist Hugh Cornwell playing bass guitar in conjunction with bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel, who wrote the song's heavy bass line. No lead or rhythm guitars feature on the track, whose lyrics were written by Cornwell about his experiences in the United States. ''The Raven'' is the first Stranglers album not produced by Martin Rushent, instead being produced by the band with engineer Alan Winstanley. Release ''The Raven'' wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Raven (Lou Reed Album)
''The Raven'' is the nineteenth solo studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed, released on January 28, 2003 by Sire Records. It is a concept album, recounting the short stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe through word and song, and was based on his 2000 opera co-written with Robert Wilson, ''POEtry''. ''The Raven'' features new and very different versions of two songs that Reed had released on earlier albums: " Perfect Day" (originally found on 1972's ''Transformer'') and "The Bed" (from 1973's ''Berlin''). In addition to Reed, the album features a number of guest vocalists including Laurie Anderson, David Bowie, Anohni Hegarty, Steve Buscemi and Willem Dafoe. The co-producer of the album, Hal Willner, had previously overseen the Poe tribute album '' Closed on Account of Rabies''. The recording was simultaneously released as a two-disc set of recordings and in an edited single-disc version. Painter and filmmaker Julian Schnabel created the cover. ''The Raven'' would pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kass Morgan
Mallory A. Kass (born July 21, 1984), better known by the pen name Kass Morgan, is an American author and editor, best known as the author of '' The 100'', a dystopian science fiction book series for young adult readers. She attended Brown University, studying English and History, and later earned a Master's at Oxford in 19th century literature. She currently lives in New York City and works as a senior editor at Scholastic. She appeared as a contestant on ''Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead g ...'' on May 10, 2022. Bibliography ''The 100'' series *''The 100'' (2013) *''Day 21'' (2014) *''Homecoming'' (2015) *''Rebellion'' (2016) ''Light Years'' series *''Light Years'' (2018) *''Supernova'' (2019) ''The Ravens'' series This series is written with Danielle P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Nappa
Mike Nappa (born December 10, 1963) is an Arab-American author and an entertainment journalist for the e-magazine, NerdFans.com (formerly PopFam.com). Biography Nappa was born in Norman, Oklahoma. He started his career as a youth pastor, and then transitioned to writing church resources at Group Publishing in Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas .... He eventually joined Group as a book acquisitions editor and remained active as an author. In 1995, Nappa left Group Publishing to start his own company, Nappaland Communications Inc., which became the parent company for Nappaland Literary Agency and the long-running e-magazine, PopFam.com., which rebranded to NerdFans in 2024. Since then he has published over 60 books which have collectively sold more than a milli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Robinson
Jeremy Robinson (born October 22, 1974), also known as Jeremy Bishop, Jeremiah Knight, and other pen names, is an author of sixty novels and novellas. He is known for mixing elements of science, history, and mythology. Many of his novels have been adapted into comic books, optioned for film and TV, and translated into thirteen languages. He is the author of the '' Nemesis Saga'', the '' Chess Team'' series, and the non-fiction title, ''The Screenplay Workbook'' (2003, Lone Eagle Press). Personal life Robinson was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, where he lived until he was 20. He resides in New Hampshire with his wife and three children, where he works as a full-time writer. Robinson is a gamer and his experiences while gaming with a group of friends formed the basis for his 2018 novel ''Space Force'', which is loosely based on the Battle Royale game format and features many tropes from that genre. Career Robinson's career as a writer started out in comic books with several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Carman
Patrick Carman (born February 27, 1966, in Salem, Oregon) is an American writer and a graduate of Willamette University. Carman's first book, '' The Dark Hills Divide'', was published in 2005 The book, and the subsequent books in the same series ('' The Land of Elyon''), were all New York Times bestsellers. ''The Land of Elyon'' has been translated into over twenty languages. The series was nominated for many state and national awards. Carman followed the five-book Elyon series with the Atherton trilogy, which was shortlisted for the Texas Bluebonnet. Over two dozen books followed across middle grade and YA, including award-winning bestsellers Skeleton Creek, Floors, Pulse, Dark Eden, and Fizzopolis. Carman is a public speaker who presents at national events throughout the year including the National Book Festival, the LA Book Festival, and the School Library Journal Summit. He has also spoken to over a million students at 2500+ schools across the country. On March 5, 2011, Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidar Sundstøl
Vidar Sundstøl (born 30 June 1963) is a Norwegian writer. He received the crime fiction award, the Riverton Prize, for 2008. Biography Born in Drangedal on 30 June 1963, Sundstøl made his literary debut in 2005, with the novel ''Kommandolinjer''. Further novels are '' I Alexandria'' from 2006 and ''Tingene hennes'' from 2007. He was awarded the Riverton Prize for the novel ''Drømmenes land'' from 2008. Bibliography * ''Kommandolinjer'' (2005) * ''I Alexandria'' (2006) * ''Tingene hennes'' (2007) * ''Drømmenes land'' (2008) * ''De døde'' (2009) * ''Ravnene'' (2011) * ''Besettelsen'' (2013) * ''Djevelens giftering'' (2015) * ''Hullet han krøp ut av''(2019) * ''Oseberg'' (2020) References 1963 births Living people People from Drangedal Norwegian male novelists Norwegian crime fiction writers 21st-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian male writers {{Norway-novelist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
