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Illustration for "The Conqueror Worm", by W. Heath Robinson, 1900 "The Conqueror Worm" is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe about human mortality and the inevitability of death. It was first published separately in Graham's Magazine in 1843, but quickly became associated with Poe's short story "Ligeia" after Poe added the poem to a revised publication of the story in 1845.
The poem within the story, "The Conqueror Worm", also leads to some questioning of Ligeia's alleged resurrection. The poem essentially shows an admission of her own inevitable mortality . The inclusion of the bitter poem may have been meant to be ironic or a parody of the convention at the time, both in literature and in life.
First published as a separate poem in 1843, "The Conqueror Worm" was later incorporated into the text of Poe's short story "Ligeia". The poem seems to imply that all life is a worthless drama that inevitably leads to death.
The poems were largely inspired by Lord Byron, including the long title poem "Tamerlane", which depicts a historical conqueror who laments the loss of his first romance. Like much of Poe's future work, the poems in Tamerlane and Other Poems include themes of love, death, and pride.
The Conqueror Worm" is an 1843 poem by Edgar Allan Poe. It may also refer to: Witchfinder General, 1968 film retitled The Conqueror Worm for its United States release; The Conqueror Worm, 2001 Hellboy mini-series; The Conqueror Worms, 2006 novel by Brian Keene
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In an attempt to link the film with Roger Corman's earlier Edgar Allan Poe series of films, it was retitled The Conqueror Worm. Brief prologue and epilogue narrations by Price, taken from Poe's poem, were added to justify the new title. The film went nearly unnoticed by critics during its US release.