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- The poems by Poe most frequently linked with this one are "Lenore" and "To Helen," both centering on the demise of young women. All of his writings are included in the Library of America's excellent collection Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales, published in 1984.
- Poe is recognized as America's first serious literary critic. His perspectives on art are showcased in his nonfiction prose, compiled in another Library of America volume titled Edgar Allan Poe, Essays and Reviews: Theory of Poetry, Reviews of British and Continental Authors, Reviews of American Authors and American Literature.
- Tundra Books released a hardcover edition of this poem in 1987. Annabel Lee features text by Edgar Allan Poe and watercolors by acclaimed children's book illustrator Gilles Tibo and is typically cataloged with children's literature.
- One of the most comprehensive biographies of Poe is Kenneth Silverman's Edgar Allan Poe: Mournful and Never-Ending Remembrance, published in 1992 by Harper Perennial. This biography is not only richly detailed but also presents an engaging narrative of the poet's life.
- John Evangelist Walsh focuses on the four days preceding Poe's death (which occurred two days before "Annabel Lee" was published) in his concise 1998 book Midnight Dreary: The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe. The events of those days and the precise circumstances of Poe's demise have long been debated, and Walsh meticulously compiles evidence to explore what might have truly transpired.
- Daniel Hoffman's 1998 analysis of Poe, titled Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe, has sparked some controversy: while readers generally admire his intellectual approach, they often criticize the conclusions he reaches about Poe's work.
- Poe is considered a significant influence on the French Symbolist movement, which emerged a generation after him. Charles Baudelaire, in particular, played a crucial role in rescuing Poe from obscurity through his translations and reviews. The most prominent collection of French Symbolist poetry is Baudelaire's Les Fleurs Du Mal (Flowers of Evil), available with commentary in the Cambridge University Press series Landmarks in World Literature.
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