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Affiche du document The Conqueror Worm (Unabridged) — The Conqueror Worm (Unabridged)
Edgar Allan Poe
23min15
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Poésie
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31 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 23min.
In the depths of a desolate and ancient tomb, a macabre tale unfolds. "The Conqueror Worm" by Edgar Allan Poe weaves a chilling tapestry of decay, despair, and the relentless march of time. As a solitary narrator descends into the darkness, he encounters a gruesome spectacle—a corpse consumed by a writhing worm. Through vivid imagery and haunting prose, Poe explores the themes of mortality, the futility of human existence, and the inevitable triumph of death. Prepare to be captivated by this haunting and unforgettable masterpiece of Gothic literature.

The Conqueror Worm (Unabridged)
Edgar Allan Poe
23min15
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Poésie
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31 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 23min.
In the depths of a desolate and ancient tomb, a macabre tale unfolds. "The Conqueror Worm" by Edgar Allan Poe weaves a chilling tapestry of decay, despair, and the relentless march of time. As a solitary narrator descends into the darkness, he encounters a gruesome spectacle—a corpse consumed by a writhing worm. Through vivid imagery and haunting prose, Poe explores the themes of mortality, the futility of human existence, and the inevitable triumph of death. Prepare to be captivated by this haunting and unforgettable masterpiece of Gothic literature.

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Affiche du document El barril de amontillado — El barril de amontillado
Edgar Allan Poe
18min45
Divers
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25 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 19min.
«Nemo me impune lacessit» rezaba la divisa del noble Montresor, y nada se interpondría entre él y su propósito de ponerla en práctica contra su atrevido injuriador, el charlatán Fortunato...Uno de los más renombrados clásicos del gran Poe, «El barril de amontillado» es el virtuoso logro de convertir el pecado de la venganza en una historia rebosante de terrorífico encanto y perfección narrativa.

El barril de amontillado
Edgar Allan Poe
18min45
Divers
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25 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 19min.
«Nemo me impune lacessit» rezaba la divisa del noble Montresor, y nada se interpondría entre él y su propósito de ponerla en práctica contra su atrevido injuriador, el charlatán Fortunato...Uno de los más renombrados clásicos del gran Poe, «El barril de amontillado» es el virtuoso logro de convertir el pecado de la venganza en una historia rebosante de terrorífico encanto y perfección narrativa.

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Affiche du document Aventures d'Arthur Gordon Pym — Aventures d'Arthur Gordon Pym
Edgar Allan Poe
3h44min15
Divers

299 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h44min.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) "Mon nom est Arthur Gordon Pym. Mon père était un respectable commerçant dans les fournitures de la marine, à Nantucket, où je suis né..." Les terribles aventures d'un jeune homme qui voulait naviguer contre vents et marées... Edgar Allan Poe, l'un des génies de la littérature américaine, signe là son unique roman. Charles Baudelaire traduira cette "narration" 20 ans plus tard en 1858.

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Affiche du document The Philosophy of Composition — The Philosophy of Composition
Edgar Allan Poe
08min15
Etudes littéraires
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11 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 08min.
This fascinating literary essay, written by the famous American writer and poet, Edgar Allan Poe, explores the mystique of artistic creation. By using his renowned poem ‘The Raven’ as an example, Poe explains how good writers write well, concluding that brevity, ‘unity of effect’ and a logical method are the most important factors. Taking the reader through the deliberate choices made when writing the poem, the author also discusses theme, setting, sound, and the importance of refrain. ‘The Philosophy of Composition’ (1846) is a perfect read for literary scholars, writers, and fans of Poe. Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, best known for his gothic, macabre tales that include ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, and ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’. One of America’s first short story writers, Poe is considered the inventor of detective fiction and a key figure in both horror and science fiction. His work had a profound impact on American and international literature and he was one of the first American writers to earn international recognition. His other notable works include ‘The Raven and other Poem’s’, (1845) ‘The Cask of Amontillado’, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, and ‘The Tell-Take Heart’. With many of his stories adapted for TV and screen, including the gothic 2014 film ‘Stonehearst Asylum’, starring Kate Beckinsale, Michael Caine, and Ben Kingsley, Poe continues to influence literature, film, and television to this day.

The Philosophy of Composition
Edgar Allan Poe
08min15
Etudes littéraires
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11 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 08min.
This fascinating literary essay, written by the famous American writer and poet, Edgar Allan Poe, explores the mystique of artistic creation. By using his renowned poem ‘The Raven’ as an example, Poe explains how good writers write well, concluding that brevity, ‘unity of effect’ and a logical method are the most important factors. Taking the reader through the deliberate choices made when writing the poem, the author also discusses theme, setting, sound, and the importance of refrain. ‘The Philosophy of Composition’ (1846) is a perfect read for literary scholars, writers, and fans of Poe. Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, best known for his gothic, macabre tales that include ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, and ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’. One of America’s first short story writers, Poe is considered the inventor of detective fiction and a key figure in both horror and science fiction. His work had a profound impact on American and international literature and he was one of the first American writers to earn international recognition. His other notable works include ‘The Raven and other Poem’s’, (1845) ‘The Cask of Amontillado’, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, and ‘The Tell-Take Heart’. With many of his stories adapted for TV and screen, including the gothic 2014 film ‘Stonehearst Asylum’, starring Kate Beckinsale, Michael Caine, and Ben Kingsley, Poe continues to influence literature, film, and television to this day.

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Affiche du document Never Bet the Devil Your Head — Never Bet the Devil Your Head
Edgar Allan Poe
06min45
SF et fantasy
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9 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 7min.
A satirical story with a moral tint, "Never Bet the Devil Your Head" follows a narrator, fashioned after Poe himself, who is attacked by critics for his inability to produce a moral literary piece. To counter his critics, the narrator tells the story of a friend fond for rhetorically invoking the Devil, and his unusual end. A blend of supernatural and the bizarre, make the story a light-hearted, provocatively funny read that is doomed to be loved by anyone. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is a titan of literature. Most famous for his poetry, short stories, and tales of the supernatural and macabre, his body of work continues to resonate to this day. Poe is widely regarded as the inventor of the detective genre and a contributor to the emergence of science fiction, dark romanticism, and weird fiction. His most famous works include "The Raven" (1945), "The Black Cat" (1943), and "The Gold-Bug" (1843).

Never Bet the Devil Your Head
Edgar Allan Poe
06min45
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9 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 7min.
A satirical story with a moral tint, "Never Bet the Devil Your Head" follows a narrator, fashioned after Poe himself, who is attacked by critics for his inability to produce a moral literary piece. To counter his critics, the narrator tells the story of a friend fond for rhetorically invoking the Devil, and his unusual end. A blend of supernatural and the bizarre, make the story a light-hearted, provocatively funny read that is doomed to be loved by anyone. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is a titan of literature. Most famous for his poetry, short stories, and tales of the supernatural and macabre, his body of work continues to resonate to this day. Poe is widely regarded as the inventor of the detective genre and a contributor to the emergence of science fiction, dark romanticism, and weird fiction. His most famous works include "The Raven" (1945), "The Black Cat" (1943), and "The Gold-Bug" (1843).

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Affiche du document Suspiria e altri classici del terrore — Suspiria e altri classici del terrore
John Polidori
24min45
SF et fantasy
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33 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 25min.
Chi non è curioso di scavare nelle allucinazioni, in quei sogni psicotropi dove panico e orrore assumono la forma di quel che non vogliamo vedere? O di scoprire le origini letterarie dei vampiri, la loro prima apparizione su carta e inchiostro? O ancora, di leggere di assassini, presagi di morte, cuori pulsanti, pendoli e corvi neri — chi, insomma, non desidera indagare nelle proprie paure? In questo volume, quattro storie tra le più classiche del genere, racconti che hanno influenzato cultura pop e letteratura, cinema e televisione. I maestri del terrore — Poe, De Quincey e Polidori —, riuniti in un’unica imperdibile raccolta, vi accompagneranno in un viaggio nel tempo fino alle origini dell’horror.

Suspiria e altri classici del terrore
John Polidori
24min45
SF et fantasy
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33 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 25min.
Chi non è curioso di scavare nelle allucinazioni, in quei sogni psicotropi dove panico e orrore assumono la forma di quel che non vogliamo vedere? O di scoprire le origini letterarie dei vampiri, la loro prima apparizione su carta e inchiostro? O ancora, di leggere di assassini, presagi di morte, cuori pulsanti, pendoli e corvi neri — chi, insomma, non desidera indagare nelle proprie paure? In questo volume, quattro storie tra le più classiche del genere, racconti che hanno influenzato cultura pop e letteratura, cinema e televisione. I maestri del terrore — Poe, De Quincey e Polidori —, riuniti in un’unica imperdibile raccolta, vi accompagneranno in un viaggio nel tempo fino alle origini dell’horror.

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Affiche du document The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar — The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
Edgar Allan Poe
07min30
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10 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 07min.
One of E. A. Poe’s more horror-oriented stories, "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar" presents the author’s obsession with death, scientific experiments, and resurrection. Playing around with forbidden and unscientific methods, Poe vehemently tries to exhibit his own medical knowledge to the reading public, asking for some sort of pardon for the horrific and disgusting end of his experiment. The depiction of gore and "detestable putrescence" paves the way for another master of American horror, H. P. Lovecraft, whose dream journeys and loathsome descriptions owe a great debt to Poe’s story.

The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
Edgar Allan Poe
07min30
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10 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 07min.
One of E. A. Poe’s more horror-oriented stories, "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar" presents the author’s obsession with death, scientific experiments, and resurrection. Playing around with forbidden and unscientific methods, Poe vehemently tries to exhibit his own medical knowledge to the reading public, asking for some sort of pardon for the horrific and disgusting end of his experiment. The depiction of gore and "detestable putrescence" paves the way for another master of American horror, H. P. Lovecraft, whose dream journeys and loathsome descriptions owe a great debt to Poe’s story.

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Affiche du document Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque II — Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque II
Edgar Allan Poe
57min00
SF et fantasy
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76 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 57min.
Teeming with melancholy and vampirism, verging on the sanity’s uttermost rim, Poe’s characters often fall victims to supernatural happenings. Men wishing for their wife’s deaths, doppelgangers and hollow men, or bargains with the Devil – all these elements reveal the need for Poe’s protagonists to discuss, mock, and curse their (ab)normal predicaments. The reader is facing the second volume of E. A. Poe’s tales. E. A. Poe’s immortal heritage in the horror genre is unquestionable and if the reader is not quite familiar with the atmosphere depicted, they could always give Roger Corman’s movies from the Poe cycle a try: "House of Usher" (1960), "Pit and the Pendulum" (1961), "The Tomb of Ligeia" (1964) – all starring Vincent Price.

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque II
Edgar Allan Poe
57min00
SF et fantasy
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76 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 57min.
Teeming with melancholy and vampirism, verging on the sanity’s uttermost rim, Poe’s characters often fall victims to supernatural happenings. Men wishing for their wife’s deaths, doppelgangers and hollow men, or bargains with the Devil – all these elements reveal the need for Poe’s protagonists to discuss, mock, and curse their (ab)normal predicaments. The reader is facing the second volume of E. A. Poe’s tales. E. A. Poe’s immortal heritage in the horror genre is unquestionable and if the reader is not quite familiar with the atmosphere depicted, they could always give Roger Corman’s movies from the Poe cycle a try: "House of Usher" (1960), "Pit and the Pendulum" (1961), "The Tomb of Ligeia" (1964) – all starring Vincent Price.

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Affiche du document MS. Found in a Bottle — MS. Found in a Bottle
Edgar Allan Poe
07min30
SF et fantasy
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10 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 07min.
A representative of Poe’s tales of the sea, "Ms. Found in a Bottle" follows the writer’s infatuation with the horrific and unknown forces around us. An avid reader just like his creator, the narrator finds solace within books and ancient lore, thus testing the limits of one’s imagination, and at the same time paving the road for further exploration of the unknown. Poe’s otherworldly narrative could easily fall in the same category as the sea voyages and tribulations described by later authors such as Herman Melville and Joseph Conrad.

MS. Found in a Bottle
Edgar Allan Poe
07min30
SF et fantasy
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10 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 07min.
A representative of Poe’s tales of the sea, "Ms. Found in a Bottle" follows the writer’s infatuation with the horrific and unknown forces around us. An avid reader just like his creator, the narrator finds solace within books and ancient lore, thus testing the limits of one’s imagination, and at the same time paving the road for further exploration of the unknown. Poe’s otherworldly narrative could easily fall in the same category as the sea voyages and tribulations described by later authors such as Herman Melville and Joseph Conrad.

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Affiche du document The Murders in the Rue Morgue — The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Edgar Allan Poe
18min00
SF et fantasy
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24 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 18min.
Often claimed to be among the first modern detective stories written, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" exemplifies Poe’s interest in the workings of the mind when facing cases that need to be solved. C. Auguste Dupin, the protagonist, is the forefather of all great detectives such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Philip Marlowe. Different from Poe’s terror or horror-laden tales, the story nonetheless abounds in strange occurrences and horrific depictions. It has been made into several movie and TV adaptations, as well as radio programmes.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Edgar Allan Poe
18min00
SF et fantasy
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24 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 18min.
Often claimed to be among the first modern detective stories written, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" exemplifies Poe’s interest in the workings of the mind when facing cases that need to be solved. C. Auguste Dupin, the protagonist, is the forefather of all great detectives such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Philip Marlowe. Different from Poe’s terror or horror-laden tales, the story nonetheless abounds in strange occurrences and horrific depictions. It has been made into several movie and TV adaptations, as well as radio programmes.

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Affiche du document Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque I — Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque I
Edgar Allan Poe
1h01min30
SF et fantasy
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82 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h01min.
From the mysterious marriage in "Morella", to the satirical and secretive vistas of "The Man That Was Used Up", or the depressed Roderick Usher, the reader is facing the first volume of E. A. Poe’s tales. Teeming with melancholy and vampirism, verging on the sanity’s uttermost rim, Poe’s characters often fall victims to supernatural happenings. Men wishing for their wife’s deaths, doppelgangers and hollow men, or bargains with the Devil – all these elements reveal the need for Poe’s protagonists to discuss, mock, and curse their (ab)normal predicaments. E. A. Poe’s immortal heritage in the horror genre is unquestionable and if the reader is not quite familiar with the atmosphere depicted, they could always give Roger Corman’s movies from the Poe cycle a try: "House of Usher" (1960), "Pit and the Pendulum" (1961), "The Tomb of Ligeia" (1964) – all starring Vincent Price.

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque I
Edgar Allan Poe
1h01min30
SF et fantasy
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82 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h01min.
From the mysterious marriage in "Morella", to the satirical and secretive vistas of "The Man That Was Used Up", or the depressed Roderick Usher, the reader is facing the first volume of E. A. Poe’s tales. Teeming with melancholy and vampirism, verging on the sanity’s uttermost rim, Poe’s characters often fall victims to supernatural happenings. Men wishing for their wife’s deaths, doppelgangers and hollow men, or bargains with the Devil – all these elements reveal the need for Poe’s protagonists to discuss, mock, and curse their (ab)normal predicaments. E. A. Poe’s immortal heritage in the horror genre is unquestionable and if the reader is not quite familiar with the atmosphere depicted, they could always give Roger Corman’s movies from the Poe cycle a try: "House of Usher" (1960), "Pit and the Pendulum" (1961), "The Tomb of Ligeia" (1964) – all starring Vincent Price.

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Affiche du document The Black Cat — The Black Cat
Edgar Allan Poe
07min30
SF et fantasy
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10 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 07min.
Embarking upon a journey to discover the limits of one’s sanity and guilty conscience, "The Black Cat" is a perfect example of how no bad deed goes unpunished. Obsessively dark and violent, the story draws a psychological portrait of Poe’s own miserable life spent in depression and alcoholism. Together with the superstitious symbolism of the black cat, Poe’s narrative teems with guilt, violence, and dark portents. Similar to "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado", the story shows to what extent can man’s barbarity and viciousness go, and how dire the consequences for his sanity can be.

The Black Cat
Edgar Allan Poe
07min30
SF et fantasy
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10 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 07min.
Embarking upon a journey to discover the limits of one’s sanity and guilty conscience, "The Black Cat" is a perfect example of how no bad deed goes unpunished. Obsessively dark and violent, the story draws a psychological portrait of Poe’s own miserable life spent in depression and alcoholism. Together with the superstitious symbolism of the black cat, Poe’s narrative teems with guilt, violence, and dark portents. Similar to "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado", the story shows to what extent can man’s barbarity and viciousness go, and how dire the consequences for his sanity can be.

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Affiche du document Il cuore rivelatore — Il cuore rivelatore
Edgar Allan Poe
06min00
Romans policiers, polars, thrillers
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8 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 06min.
Questa è l'agghiacciante confessione di un assassino che racconta il come e il perché del suo gesto. L'assassino descriverà un vecchio dall'occhio di vetro, torvo e penetrante, il cui sguardo gli turbava la coscienza. Racconterà delle interminabili veglie notturne nella stanza del vecchio, dei dubbi lancinanti e della loro risoluzione. Infine, ci immergerà nella notte in cui l'assassinio è stato compiuto, raccontandoci del occultamento del cadavere, del cuore pulsante nelle sue tempie, dell'arrivo dei poliziotti e di come ha tragicamente scoperto che i sensi di colpa non si possono nascondere sotto le assi del pavimento. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) è stato uno scrittore e poeta americano. Pioniere della letteratura horror, poliziesca e di fantascienza, Poe è comunemente considerato uno degli autori più influenti e importanti nella storia della letteratura occidentale. Tra le sue opere più note, ricordiamo i racconti ‘Lo scarabeo d’oro’, ‘La caduta della casa degli Usher’, ‘Il pozzo e il pendolo’ e il romanzo 'Le avventure di Gordon Pym'.

Il cuore rivelatore
Edgar Allan Poe
06min00
Romans policiers, polars, thrillers
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8 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 06min.
Questa è l'agghiacciante confessione di un assassino che racconta il come e il perché del suo gesto. L'assassino descriverà un vecchio dall'occhio di vetro, torvo e penetrante, il cui sguardo gli turbava la coscienza. Racconterà delle interminabili veglie notturne nella stanza del vecchio, dei dubbi lancinanti e della loro risoluzione. Infine, ci immergerà nella notte in cui l'assassinio è stato compiuto, raccontandoci del occultamento del cadavere, del cuore pulsante nelle sue tempie, dell'arrivo dei poliziotti e di come ha tragicamente scoperto che i sensi di colpa non si possono nascondere sotto le assi del pavimento. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) è stato uno scrittore e poeta americano. Pioniere della letteratura horror, poliziesca e di fantascienza, Poe è comunemente considerato uno degli autori più influenti e importanti nella storia della letteratura occidentale. Tra le sue opere più note, ricordiamo i racconti ‘Lo scarabeo d’oro’, ‘La caduta della casa degli Usher’, ‘Il pozzo e il pendolo’ e il romanzo 'Le avventure di Gordon Pym'.

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Affiche du document Ombra — Ombra
Edgar Allan Poe
05min15
SF et fantasy
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7 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 05min.
Racconto dell'orrore narrato dal punto di vista di un'anima che da secoli si trova negli Inferi: è l'anima del greco Oinos, che una sera aveva deciso con altri sei amici di riunirsi per un grande banchetto, recitando poesie di Anacreonte al cospetto del cadavere del giovane Zoilo, appena morto di peste. Una colossale porta di bronzo ornata di drappeggi neri chiude la sala del banchetto dall'interno, rendendola inaccessibile, e intanto un estraneo si aggira nascosto tra i drappi, un'ombra in attesa giunta a disturbare i commensali. Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) è stato uno degli autori statunitensi più influenti dell'Ottocento, nonché uno dei primi scrittori di professione degli Stati Uniti. Precursore dei generi poliziesco e horror, tradotto in Francia da Baudelaire e apprezzato in Inghilterra da Arthur Conan Doyle, Poe soffrì di depressione ed ebbe per tutta la vita problemi finanziari e di abuso di alcol e droghe. Morì nel 1849 a Baltimora in circostanze tutt'ora misteriose, probabilmente di rabbia.

Ombra
Edgar Allan Poe
05min15
SF et fantasy
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7 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 05min.
Racconto dell'orrore narrato dal punto di vista di un'anima che da secoli si trova negli Inferi: è l'anima del greco Oinos, che una sera aveva deciso con altri sei amici di riunirsi per un grande banchetto, recitando poesie di Anacreonte al cospetto del cadavere del giovane Zoilo, appena morto di peste. Una colossale porta di bronzo ornata di drappeggi neri chiude la sala del banchetto dall'interno, rendendola inaccessibile, e intanto un estraneo si aggira nascosto tra i drappi, un'ombra in attesa giunta a disturbare i commensali. Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) è stato uno degli autori statunitensi più influenti dell'Ottocento, nonché uno dei primi scrittori di professione degli Stati Uniti. Precursore dei generi poliziesco e horror, tradotto in Francia da Baudelaire e apprezzato in Inghilterra da Arthur Conan Doyle, Poe soffrì di depressione ed ebbe per tutta la vita problemi finanziari e di abuso di alcol e droghe. Morì nel 1849 a Baltimora in circostanze tutt'ora misteriose, probabilmente di rabbia.

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Affiche du document The Oblong Box — The Oblong Box
Edgar Allan Poe
07min30
SF et fantasy
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10 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 07min.
When the narrator boards the ship "Independence" for a summer trip from Charleston to New York City, the days ahead look idyllic. His old college friend Cornelius Wyatt is also aboard, with his wife and two sisters, so it promises to be a sociable journey. However, there is one mysterious addition to the guest list - an oblong box measuring six feet by two-and-a-half feet. The box, which has a noisome odour, is kept in Wyatt's and his wife's room. When the narrator hears nightly outbreaks of wailing and crying from Wyatt's room, he investigates. He is closing in on the terrible truth when a hurricane hits the ship - and Wyatt refuses to leave the box behind. His heartbreaking secret will soon be revealed. This book is ideal reading for fans of 'The Riddle of the Sands' by Erskine Childers. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, author, and literary critic. In a brief life, he was renowned for his poetry, short stories and tales of the supernatural. He is also regarded as the inventor of the detective genre and a contributor to the emergence of science fiction, dark romanticism, and weird fiction. Born in Boston, he was abandoned by his father a year after his birth. Then, when his mother died the following year, he was taken in and raised by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. After falling out with Mr Allan in 1827 over his gambling debts, Poe joined the US Army under an assumed name and had his first collection 'Tamarlane and Other Poems' published anonymously. He worked as a literary critic and moved around America, writing as he went. When his wife died of tuberculosis in 1847, Poe's life descended into drinking and alleged substance abuse. He died in 1849, aged 40, with the cause of death unknown. His most famous works include 'The Raven', 'The Black Cat' and 'The Gold-Bug'.

The Oblong Box
Edgar Allan Poe
07min30
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10 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 07min.
When the narrator boards the ship "Independence" for a summer trip from Charleston to New York City, the days ahead look idyllic. His old college friend Cornelius Wyatt is also aboard, with his wife and two sisters, so it promises to be a sociable journey. However, there is one mysterious addition to the guest list - an oblong box measuring six feet by two-and-a-half feet. The box, which has a noisome odour, is kept in Wyatt's and his wife's room. When the narrator hears nightly outbreaks of wailing and crying from Wyatt's room, he investigates. He is closing in on the terrible truth when a hurricane hits the ship - and Wyatt refuses to leave the box behind. His heartbreaking secret will soon be revealed. This book is ideal reading for fans of 'The Riddle of the Sands' by Erskine Childers. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, author, and literary critic. In a brief life, he was renowned for his poetry, short stories and tales of the supernatural. He is also regarded as the inventor of the detective genre and a contributor to the emergence of science fiction, dark romanticism, and weird fiction. Born in Boston, he was abandoned by his father a year after his birth. Then, when his mother died the following year, he was taken in and raised by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. After falling out with Mr Allan in 1827 over his gambling debts, Poe joined the US Army under an assumed name and had his first collection 'Tamarlane and Other Poems' published anonymously. He worked as a literary critic and moved around America, writing as he went. When his wife died of tuberculosis in 1847, Poe's life descended into drinking and alleged substance abuse. He died in 1849, aged 40, with the cause of death unknown. His most famous works include 'The Raven', 'The Black Cat' and 'The Gold-Bug'.

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