The Complete Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe

The Complete Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe

There is a biography at the start. (Poe lived an interesting life with a morbid death.) There are also essays and dramas included. Poe was not a fan of long poems. He was a great, imaginative writer.

Annabel Lee (1849) - a somewhat morbid love poem, unfortunately read with a robotic voice

The Bells (1848) - the repetition of bells makes this one good

The Raven (1845) - Poe's famous poem. Captures his style well

To Helen (1831) - a poem of beauty with Helen of troy and others

A Dream (1827) - a dream, short and sweet

Alone (1829) - a loner in childhood

Fiaryland (1829) - imagery of a land of fairies

The Sickness Unto Death

The Sickness Unto Death: A New Translation by Søren Kierkegaard, translated by Bruce H. Kirmmse

The paper book I have is a different translation than the ebook from the library one I have. Kierkegaard explores some concepts of Christianity. The Sickness Unto Death starts with the miracle of Jesus raising a person from the dead. That talks about sickness unto death. Kierkegaard then explores Christianity and despair. Death is part of our journey. However despair is a a more true "sickness unto death" that leads towards a worse end. He originally wrote this as "Anti-Climacus" Why the pseudonym? I have had this sitting around for a few decades, but felt the need to avoid it. Maybe I just needed to wait for this new translation? It seemed to be an interesting look at Christian existentialism,