Can anyone tell me the name of a poem or two that Poe wrote that was influenced by the Bible? Doesnt matter which Bible but had some Biblical influence. If u know the name of it could u also tell me how exactly it was influenced by the Bible? Please answer soon. i need this by Thursday, September 6, 2001.

-- Anonymous, September 05, 2001

Answers

The most religious poem might be "Hymn" inspired by Poe's sojourn with the Fordham Jesuits and their prayer of the Divine office. It is that liturgy of the hours and the prayers to Mary that struck a familiar theme of redemption through a heavenly woman. In fact, he weds the prayer like poem with imagery and odeas common to other poems dealing with that theme. In other poems he borrows from some imagery and mentions angels, God, afterlife but this meager fare is typical of artists of his day. Poe's essays on the Holy Land(reviewing a travel writer) is also revealing of his interest in prophecy, specifically the doom or curse of a particular land. This inspired his inclusion of biblical languages in his novel "Pym".

-- Anonymous, September 06, 2001