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Original Title:	The Masque of the Red Death
ISBN:	1594567395 (ISBN13: 9781594567391)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Izbrana dela #2

The Masque of the Red Death (Izbrana dela #2)

Edgar Allan Poe

Paperback | Pages: 76 pages

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Title	:	The Masque of the Red Death (Izbrana dela #2)
Author	:	Edgar Allan Poe
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 76 pages
Published	:	April 30th 2004 by BookSurge Classics (first published January 1st 1842)
Categories	:	Classics. Horror. Short Stories. Fiction. Gothic

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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, has a masquerade ball within seven rooms of his 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.

The story follows many traditions of Gothic fiction and is often analyzed as an allegory about the inevitability of death, though some critics advise against an allegorical reading. Many different interpretations have been presented, as well as attempts to identify the true nature of the titular disease.

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No a single catch in the short read.Such an upsetting one again after 'The Fall of the House of Usher'. Failed series so far.No Horror at all.Not much to review, quiet a fall in grades of list.

Death waits for no man. Time cant stop the inevitable; it can only delay it. This tale, perhaps, embodies the idea that death is an unavoidable end for all; it is one that we all must embrace because it simply cannot be escaped. Time will run out for everyone eventually. And now was acknowledged the presence of Red Death. He had come like a thief in the night. And one by one dropped the revellers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel, and died each in his despairing posture of his fall. And

This was a re-read of one of my favourite Poe stories. And I loved it like usual.

This is a typical type Poe short story in terms of its dark, gloomy, gothic atmosphere and also its obscurity since the story requires deep-analysis and interpretation. However, it is different from others due to its didactic message: Death is inevitable, no matter what you do and no matter who you are, you cannot escape it just like the Prince Prospero - an allusion to the Tempest.

When I think of Gothic literature, Edgar Allen Poe is sure to come to mind. Although it is a short story, the Masque of the Red Death is chilling. Poe sets up a very atmospheric read with the colorful and indulgent Prince Prospero and the mysterious guest who is both frightening and foreboding. I think the Masque of the Red Death is a fine example of why Poe's works are considered classics.

1/05/19: Full review up Heya guys! Remember me? No? No worries! Allow me to re-introduce myself. I am Anish Kohli and I am the guy who apparently just does not do well with classics and yet he wants to read so many classics! Why? Why God, WHY???? *sobs in a corner for having been so cursed* Well lets ruin another famous author, shall we? Edgar Allen Poe, please dont come back to haunt me for what I am about to say. Pretty please.Well I just absolutely do not get the kind of writing where the

The Masque of the Red Death, written in 1842 by Edgar Allan Poe, is a surprisingly short story, which is generally regarded to be allegorical. In it, Prince Prospero is so terrified of the pestilential "Red Death", that he walls himself and a thousand wealthy nobles up in his castellated abbey, where they have a masquerade ball, moving from room to room. Obviously they are going to come to a sticky end. At the time of writing Poe's wife was suffering from tuberculosis, and there was an epidemic