Selections from
Selections from Poe
作者：Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Gambrill, J. Montgomery (John Montgomery), 1880-1953 [Editor]
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共 155 题- Produced by Distributed Proofreaders
- SELECTIONS FROM POE
- Edited with Biographical and Critical Introduction and Notes
- BY
- J. MONTGOMERY GAMBRILL
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- NOTES
- INTRODUCTION
- EDGAR ALLAN POE: HIS LIFE, CHARACTER, AND ART
- LIFE AND CHARACTER
- LITERARY WORK
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- POEMS
- SONG
- SPIRITS OF THE DEAD
- TO ----
- ROMANCE
- TO THE RIVER
- TO SCIENCE
- A PROLOGUE TO "AL AARAAF"
- TO HELEN
- ISRAFEL
- THE CITY IN THE SEA
- THE SLEEPER
- LENORE
- THE VALLEY OF UNREST
- THE COLISEUM
- HYMN
- TO ONE IN PARADISE
- TO F----
- TO F----S S. O----D
- TO ZANTE
- BRIDAL BALLAD
- SILENCE
- THE CONQUEROR WORM
- DREAM-LAND
- THE RAVEN
- EULALIE
- TO M.L.S--
- ULALUME
- TO ----
- AN ENIGMA
- TO HELEN.
- A VALENTINE
- FOR ANNIE
- THE BELLS
- II
- III
- IV
- ANNABEL LEE
- TO MY MOTHER
- ELDORADO
- TALES
- THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
- II
- III
- IV
- VI
- WILLIAM WILSON
- I grew perfectly sober in an instant.
- A DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTRÖM
- I placed myself as desired, and he proceeded.
- THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
- THE GOLD BUG
- THE PURLOINED LETTER
- I merely laughed--but he seemed quite serious in all that he said.
- They are to be found in Crébillon's _Atrée_."
- NOTES
- POEMS
- SONG (Page 3)
- SPIRITS OF THE DEAD (Page 3)
- TO ---- (Page 4)
- ROMANCE (Page 5)
- 19. forbidden things: i.e. "lyre and rhyme." What is the meaning?
- TO THE RIVER-- (Page 5)
- TO SCIENCE (Page 6)
- TO HELEN (Page 7)
- ISRAFEL (Page 7)
- 12. levin, or leven: an archaic word for "lightning."
- 23. skies: the object of "trod."
- THE CITY IN THE SEA (Page 9)
- THE SLEEPER (Page 11)
- LENORE (Page 13)
- 1. broken is the golden bowl. See Ecclesiastes xii. 6.
- THE VALLEY OF UNREST (Page 14)
- THE COLISEUM (Page 15)
- 18. mimic eagle: the eagle on the Roman standard.
- 20. gilded hair: adorned with golden ornaments.
- HYMN (Page 16)
- TO ONE IN PARADISE (Page 17)
- TO F---- (Page 18)
- TO F----S S. O----D (Page 18)
- TO ZANTE (Page 18)
- BRIDAL BALLAD (Page 19)
- SILENCE (Page 20)
- THE CONQUEROR WORM (Page 21)
- 9. Mimes: actors, who in this case are men; mankind.
- DREAM-LAND (Page 22)
- 3. Eidolon: phantom, specter, shade.
- THE RAVEN (Page 24)
- 47. Plutonian: from Pluto, god of the underworld.
- 81. "Wretch," etc. The lover addresses himself.
- EULALIE (Page 29)
- Published in 1845 with the subtitle, "A Song."
- 19. Astarte. See note on line 37 of "Ulalume," page 189.
- TO M.L. S----- (Page 30)
- ULALUME (Page 30)
- 11. cypress. What is its significance?
- 12. Psyche: soul. Cf. note on line 14 of "To Helen," page 183.
- 14. scoriac: a very rare word, from _scoria_ (lava).
- 16. Yaanek: another specially coined word.
- 35. crescent: suggesting hope.
- 44. The Lion: the constellation Leo.
- 179. legended tomb: having on it an inscription.
- TO ---- ---- (Page 33)
- AN ENIGMA (Page 34)
- 1. Solomon Don Dunce: a fanciful name for a stupid person.
- TO HELEN (Page 35)
- 48. Dian: Diana, the moon goddess.
- A VALENTINE (Page 37)
- 10. Gordian knot. Explain this; consult an encyclopedia.
- 14. perdus: lost, a French word introduced to rhyme with "too."
- 17. lying: used in a double sense.
- FOR ANNIE (Page 37)
- THE BELLS (Page 41)
- ANNABEL LEE (Page 44)
- TO MY MOTHER (Page 46)
- ELDORADO (Page 46)
- THE HAUNTED PALACE (Page 59)
- TALES
- THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (Page 49)
- 58 31. ennuyé: a French word meaning "wearied," "bored."
- 57. 26. Von Weber (1786-1826), a famous German composer.
- 59. The Haunted Palace. For notes see page 192.
- WILLIAM WILSON
- A DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTRÖM (Page 94)
- THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (Page 113)
- THE GOLD-BUG (Page 120)
- 124. 5. scarabæus caput bominis: man's-head beetle.
- 127. 17. brusquerie: brusqueness, abruptness.
- 128. 22. empressement: French for "eagerness," cordiality.
- 142. 16. No American money. Why?
- 143. 29. parchment. What is the difference?
- THE PURLOINED LETTER (Page 160)
- 160. 3. Dupin: introduced in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue."
- 164. 7. au fait: French for familiar, expert.
- 175. 5. intriguant: an intriguer.
- 176. 3. vis inertiæ: force of inertia.
- 180. 6. Angelica Catalani (1780-1849), a famous Italian singer.
- 180. 9. monstrum horrendum: a dreadful monster.
- End of Project Gutenberg's Selections from Poe, by J. Montgomery Gambrill