一艾德加·爱伦·坡(Edgar Allan Poe)是美国文学史上不容忽视的一个名字。他是天才的诗人,优秀的短篇小说家,独到的文学评论家,象征主义的先驱,侦探小说的开山鼻祖;一个充满争议的人物,坎坷半生,生前穷困潦倒,身后声名远播,集绮丽想象和缜密的分析于一身;一生追随美,却将美附着于死亡之花,与恐怖和诡异相伴相生。《乌鸦》(The Raven)是他的经典诗歌代表作。《夜镜》(Evening Mirror)杂志编辑威里斯这样评价它,说:“依我看来,这是我国有史以来发表的最打动人心的短诗。 An Edgar Allan Poe is a name not to be overlooked in the history of American literature. He is a talented poet, a good short storyteller, a unique literary critic, a forerunner of symbolism, and a pioneer of detective novels; a controversial figure, a lifetime of frustration, behind his well-known reputation, set beautiful imagination And careful analysis in one; life to follow the United States, but the United States attached to the flower of death, accompanied by horror and strange living together. The Raven is a masterpiece of his classic poetry. Commenting on this by Willis, editor of the Evening Mirror magazine, ”" In my opinion, this is the most exciting short poem ever published in our country.