The fall of the house of usher & other writings (edición en inglés)

The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings is a collection that displays the full force of Edgar Allen Poes mastery of both Gothic horror and the short story form. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by David Galloway.This selection of Poes critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates his intense interest in aesthetic issues, and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. The Fall of the House of Usher is a slow-burning Gothic horror, describing the final hours of a family tormented by tragedy and the legacy of the past. In The Tell-Tale Heart, a murderers insane delusions threaten to betray him, while stories such as The Pit and the Pendulum, The Raven and The Cask of Amontillado explore extreme states of decadence, fear and hate. In his introduction David Galloway re-examines the myths surrounding Poes life and reputation. This edition includes a new chronology and suggestions for further reading.Although dissipated in his youth and plagued by mental instability towards the end of his life, Boston-born Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) had a variety of occupations, including service in the US army and magazine editor, as well as his remarkable literary output.If you enjoyed The Fall of the House of Usher, you might like Horace Walpoles The Castle of Otranto, also available in Penguin Classics.The most original genius that America has producedAlfred, Lord TennysonPoe has entered our popular consciousness as no other American writerThe New York Times Book Review

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100 contemporary houses = 100 casas contemporaneas (2 vols) (espa Ñol, italiano, portugues)

Fecha de lanzamiento: 11/02/2003
Plaza de edición: LONDON
Año de edición: 2003
ISBN: 9780141439815
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Idioma: INGLÉS
Editorial: PENGUIN
Nº de páginas: 560

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