The Masque of the Red Death
"The Masque of the Red Death" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in May 1842 in Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine.
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| Masqueofthereddeath-Clarke.jpg Illustration by Harry Clarke, 1919 | |
| Author | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror |
| Published in | Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine |
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| Publication date | May 1842 |
Plot
A painful and fatal disease involving blood aka kinbni
am and finds him lying dead. His courtiers try to unmask the figure..only to find nothingness! Only then do they realize the figure is the Red Death itself, and all of the guests contract and succumb to the disease. With the last of them die the clock and the flames illuminating the scarlet window both die out at the same time. "And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all". done!
The Masque Of The Red Death Media
- The dagger dropped gleaming upon the sable carpet - Harry Clarke (BL 12703.i.43).tif
The dagger dropped gleaming upon the sable carpet - Harry Clarke (BL 12703.i.43)
- Aubrey Beardsley - Edgar Poe 4.jpg
Illustration by Aubrey Beardsley, 1894–1895
First appearance in Graham's Magazine, May 1842 (Vol. XX), published in Philadelphia
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Wikisource has original writing related to this article: |
- "The Masque of the Red Death" Archived 2008-05-02 at the Wayback Machine at EServer.org
- "The Masque of the Red Death" with annotated vocabulary at PoeStories.com
- Sabrina Laurent (July 2003). "Metaphor and Symbolism in The Masque of the Red Death" Archived 2006-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Bohème Magazine Online.
- Analyzing Poe's Work Biographically and Psychologically Archived 2006-09-06 at the Wayback Machine Illinois State University