| The Cask of Amontillado Contributor(s): Poe, Edgar Allan (Author) |
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ISBN: 6057861027 ISBN-13: 9786057861023 Publisher: E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1846 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.05" H x 5" W x 7" (0.07 lbs) 22 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 7904 Reading Level: 7.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque of Amontillado" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book. The story, set in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time in an unspecified year, is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th-century fascination with the subject, the narrative revolves around a person being buried alive - in this case, by immurement. As in "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-Tale Heart", Poe conveys the story from the murderer's perspective. Summary: The story's narrator, Montresor, tells an unspecified person, who knows him very well, of the day he took his revenge on Fortunato (Italian for "the fortunate one"), a fellow nobleman. Angry over numerous injuries and some unspecified insult, Montresor plots to murder his "friend" during Carnival, while the man is drunk, dizzy, and wearing a jester's motley. Montresor lures Fortunato into a private wine-tasting excursion by telling him he has obtained a pipe (about 130 gallons, 492 litres) of what he believes to be a rare vintage of Amontillado. He proposes obtaining confirmation of the pipe's contents by inviting a fellow wine aficionado, Luchesi, for a private tasting. Montresor knows Fortunato will not be able to resist demonstrating his discerning palate for wine and will insist that he taste the amontillado rather than Luchesi who, as he claims, "cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry". |
Contributor Bio(s): Poe, Edgar Allan: - Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of the macabre and mystery, Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective fiction and crime fiction. He is also credited with contributing to the emergent science fiction genre.Poe died at the age of 40. The cause of his death is undetermined and has been attributed to alcohol, drugs, cholera, rabies, suicide (although likely to be mistaken with his suicide attempt in the previous year), tuberculosis, heart disease, brain congestion and other agents. Other Books of Author: -The Tell-Tale Heart (1843) -The Raven (1845) -The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) -The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) -The Pit and the Pendulum (1842) -Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1840) -The Cask of Amontillado (1846) -The Masque of the Red Death (1842) -The Purloined Letter (1844) -A Descent into the Maelström (1841) |