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    A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death
    A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death
    A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death
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    A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death

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    A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateSep 21, 2015
    ISBN9781535838283
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      The Masque of the Red Death

      Edgar Allan Poe

      1842

      Introduction

      Edgar Allan Poe’s short story The Masque of the Red Death was first published in 1842. In the original publication, the title was given the English spelling of mask, yet it was changed to masque in 1845. In this macabre tale, a Prince Prospero seals himself and a thousand of his friends into the abbey of a castle in order to protect them from a deadly pestilence—The Red Death—that is ravaging the country. But when the group indulge in a lavish costume ball in order to distract themselves from the suffering and death outside their walls, the Red Death, disguised as a costumed guest, enters and claims the lives of everyone present. The story is narrated in a manner which gives it the quality of a myth, allegory or fairy tale, exploring themes of man’s fear of death, sin, madness, and the end of the world.

      This tale is a prime example of Poe’s Gothic horror fiction. Poe evokes a dark and eerie mood in a story that focuses on images of blood and death, while the personification of the Red Death lends an element of the supernatural. The Masque of the Red Death embodies Poe’s mastery of the short story; in addition, it illustrates his literary philosophy. According to Poe, a short story should be tightly focused so that every word, from beginning to end, contributes to the overall effect. In The Masque of the Red Death, powerful imagery and an illusive narrative voice are tightly woven into a macabre tale of horror with insight into the human

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