Was Edgar Allan Poe's poem, ''To Helen,'' really written to a woman named Helen? In this lesson, we'll take a look at the poem and the interesting history behind it, including a sneak peek at the woman for whom it was written.
"To Helen" is the first of two poems to carry that name written by Edgar Allan Poe. The 15-line poem was written in honor of Jane Stanard, the mother of a childhood friend. It was first published in the 1831 collection Poems of Edgar A. Poe.
Was Edgar Allan Poe's poem, ''To Helen,'' really written to a woman named Helen? In this lesson, we'll take a look at the poem and the interesting history behind it, including a sneak peek at the woman for whom it was written.
"To Helen" is the first of two poems to carry that name written by Edgar Allan Poe. The 15-line poem was written in honor of Jane Stanard, the mother of a childhood friend. It was first published in the 1831 collection Poems of Edgar A. Poe.
