Contributions

  • Piñeiro, Marita. - Contributor
  • Bernatene, Poly. - Contributor

Publication

2004 - Guadal, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Language

Spanish

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Word Count

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Page Count

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Identifiers

  • ISBN-109871175248
  • ISBN-139789871175246
  • Goodreads7020194
  • OCLC Control Number74496613
  • Open LibraryOL23089233M

Classifications

  • DDC813.3

Description

"The Masque of the Red Death" (originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy") is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, hosts a masquerade ball in seven rooms of the abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. Prospero dies after confronting this stranger, whose "costume" proves to contain nothing tangible inside it; the guests also die in turn. The story was first published in May 1842 in Graham's Magazine and has since been adapted in many different forms, including a 1964 film starring Vincent Price. Poe's short story has also been alluded to by other works in many types of media.

Excerpt

THE “Red Death” had long devastated the country.

Subjects

Topics

horrorabbeysplaguesshroudsdaggersFictionnobility

People

Prince Prospero

Genres

  • Ficción
  • Fiction

Series Statement

  • Historias extraordinarias

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