Ligeia

short story by Edgar Allan Poe
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Ligeia
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Ligeia

Summary

Ligeia is a literary work[1]. Ligeia ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (246 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ligeia authored Edgar Allan Poe[3].
  • Ligeia's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Ligeia's genre is Gothic literature[5].
  • Ligeia's genre is horror literature[6].
  • Ligeia's Commons category is recorded as Ligeia[7].
  • Ligeia's language of work or name is recorded as American English[8].
  • Ligeia's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • 1838 marks the founding of Ligeia[10].
  • Ligeia was published on 1838[11].
  • Ligeia's has edition or translation is recorded as Ligeia[12].
  • Ligeia's has edition or translation is recorded as Ligeia[13].
  • Ligeia's has edition or translation is recorded as Ligeia[14].
  • Ligeia's has edition or translation is recorded as Ligeia[15].
  • Ligeia's has edition or translation is recorded as Ligeia[16].
  • Ligeia's has edition or translation is recorded as Ligeia[17].
  • Ligeia's has edition or translation is recorded as Ligeia[18].
  • Ligeia's has edition or translation is recorded as Лигея[19].
  • Ligeia's has edition or translation is recorded as Лигейя[20].
  • Ligeia's has edition or translation is recorded as Ligeia[21].
  • Ligeia's has edition or translation is recorded as Q117280014[22].
  • Ligeia's has edition or translation is recorded as Q117281070[23].
  • Ligeia's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131036833[24].
  • Ligeia's published in is recorded as Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque[25].
  • Ligeia's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ligeia'}[26].
  • Ligeia's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ligeia'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ligeia authored Edgar Allan Poe[3].

Publication

Ligeia was published on 1838[11]. Ligeia's language of work or name is recorded as American English[8]. Genres include Gothic literature[5] and horror literature[6].

Why It Matters

Ligeia ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (246 views/month).[2] Ligeia has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ligeia_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ligeia}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ligeia}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 9d ago · PGS 1984 · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Ligeia-Clarke.jpg, Poe's Tales of Mystery-Rackham-228.jpg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Poe's Tales of Mystery-Rackham-228.jpg"
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