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Title	:	The Masque of the Red Death (Izbrana dela #2)
Author	:	Edgar Allan Poe
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special 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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Original Title:	The Masque of the Red Death
ISBN:	1594567395 (ISBN13: 9781594567391)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Izbrana dela #2

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In one of my Literature textbooks, this is the story the book chose to best set the example of how important setting can be to a story.Poe's incredible talent in setting mood through the most miniscule of details is powerful as he establishes dread, irony, and a hefty infusion of Gothic feel by detailing the colors of a series of rooms and what they represent to the audience and characters. The symbolism of the clock is musical and alluring; the ominous clang and the dancers reactions, with its

Poe is such a master of the macabre and so enjoyable in print and listening to his adaptations on OTR (old time radio).Now to this story, I felt myself one of the revellers being swept from room to room, reminding me of the frenzy of the dance in Vincent's Minnelli's 1949 Madame Bovary with Jennifer Jones. Poe describes the castellated Abbey and masquerade that has one feeling the clock striking and stoppage of the music real. The Prince tries to escape Red Death as Giovanni Boccaccio tries to

I don't know how I overlooked "The Masque of the Red Death" when I was going through my Poe phase a while back, but someone's review reminded me of it (Thanks, random Goodreads friend!). So I found a copy of it online here and gave it another read to refresh my memory. This story is both less and more than I recalled. It's long on setting and mood and short on plot. The plot could probably be described in about two sentences. Let's give it a try:A deadly plague is ravaging the land, and the

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.

Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury, HP Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe are playing a round of golf in the Great Hereafter and discussing Poes short work The Masque of the Red Death.Vonnegut: Damn! Hooked it.Lovecraft: Youve been pulling it left all day, you raised your head on the swing.Bradbury: I saw you move your front foot.Poe: You need to keep your arm straighter.Vonnegut: OK! Damn it. Ed, what in the hell made you write the Red Death story?Bradbury: Masque of the Red Death, one of my favorites,

And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.I enjoy Edgar Allan Poe so much; however, I still did not manage to get through all of his short stories, but I'll be definitely working on correcting that oversight. This one was short, straight to the point. It won't go between my favourite Poe's short stories but yet, it was rather chilling. With such precautions the courtiers might bid defiance to contagion. The external world could take care of itself. In the

I liked this one a lot more than The Tell-Tale Heart. The Red Death is a fictional plague that may or may not have been based on consumption/tuberculosis. Prince Prospero is a dreadful man who is vulgar with his wealth while his country suffers around him. He hosts a huge ball and of course, meets a grisly demise.A lot of time was spent, it seemed, on describing the various rooms, which each had a color and theme. The revelers were all too happy to join him in celebration until things start to