Discuss “The Raven,” “Annabel Lee,” and “Ligeia” in light of Poe’s statement in “The Philosophy of Composition” that “the death, then, of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world-and equally is it beyond doubt that the lips best suited for such topic are those of a bereaved lover.”
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