Tamerlane and Other Poems - Content

Content

The work was originally published without a table of contents, later editions and commentary use the titles or first lines to identify the poems. Much of the content was reworked, occasionally retitled, by Poe for later collections

  • The preface, pages iii-iv
  • "Tamerlane"

Other poems, also known as "Fugitive pieces"

  • "To — — " (now known as "Song")
  • Dreams
  • "Visits of the Dead" (now known as "Spirits of the Dead")
  • "Evening Star"
  • "Imitation"
  • Untitled poem: "In youth have I known . . ." ("Stanzas")
  • Untitled poem: "A wilder'd being from my birth . . ." (see "A Dream")
  • Untitled poem: "The happiest day — the happiest hour . . ." (see "The Happiest Day")
  • "The Lake"
  • The author's endnotes

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