hey my name is ashley and i want to know about lenore. i know she is a lost love of the authors- but does she symbolize a specific person? thanks- ashley

-- Anonymous, February 20, 2001

Answers

i've read about Lenore being symbolic of his wife, Virginia

-- Anonymous, February 21, 2001

"Lenore" was used in the old days as a general name for a girl who died young.

-- Anonymous, February 22, 2001