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Here's a different reading by him of The Raven (not the one from The Simpsons): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXU3RfB7308 — he chooses to almost ignore the meaning and stick to a recitation, which is great: his voice perfectly brings out the poem's cadence and assonance.

Other readings of The Raven, for comparison: Christopher Walken [1], Vincent Price [2], Christopher Lee (build-up in intensity, unfortunately some background music) [3], Basil Rathbone (the opposite of James Earl Jones: in places almost like prose) [4]

[1]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wj1DRQs9AQ

[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuGZ_wp_i9w

[3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BefliMlEzZ8

[4]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jOS2FlLgic




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