The Raven (Visions in Poetry)

<p><p>the Fifth Book In The Visions In Poetry Series Delves Into The Chilling World Of Edgar Allan Poe With Ryan Price&#8217;s Exquisitely Grim Illustrations.</p><h3>children's Literature</h3><p>from Its First Words (once Upon A Midnight Dreary) To Its Last (nevermore!), Poe's Narrative Poem Creates An Aura Of Anxiety And Suspense. How Delicious For The Reader, Then, To Have This Single Poem Laid Out Over 34 Pages As An Entire Book&#151;the Better To Relish The Suspense. Artist Ryan Price's Black And Sepia-toned Illustrations Are Certainly True To Poe's Dark Atmosphere, With An Off-kilter, <i>nightmare Before Christmas</i> Quality To Them. The Pictures Reflect A Degree Of Artistic License With The Poem's Story Line, However, Not All Readers Or Educators May Appreciate It. Through His Illustrations, Price Creates A Background Story That Implicates The Narrator In The Death Of The Poem's Rare And Radiant Maiden Whom The Angels Name Lenore. Still, This Fifth Entry In The Visions In Poetry Series Presents An Interesting New Approach With Which Older Readers, As Well As Art Students, Could Connect. The Brief Endnote About The Poet And The Poem Is Useful, And The Book's Binding&#151;its Spine And Joints Covered In Black Cloth Stamped With Silver Letters&#151;is Exceptionally Pleasing And Well Suited To The Contents.</p>