The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher: SAMPI Books
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2024-01-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 656133115X

In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart", the narrator tries to prove his sanity after murdering an elderly man because of his "vulture eye". His growing guilt leads him to hear the old man's heart beating under the floorboards, which drives him to confess the crime to the police.

A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's "Tell-Tale Heart"

A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 26
Release:
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1410360113

A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's "Tell-Tale Heart," 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.

New Essays on Poe's Major Tales

New Essays on Poe's Major Tales
Author: Kenneth Silverman
Publisher: CUP Archive
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1993
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780521422437

A variety of critical approaches illuminate different facets of Poe's complex imagination by concentrating on such famous tales as The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Black Cat and The Murders in the Rue Morgue.

Edgar Allan Poe's the Tell-tale Heart and Other Stories

Edgar Allan Poe's the Tell-tale Heart and Other Stories
Author: Harold Bloom
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre:
ISBN: 1438119224

Presents a collection of critical essays on Poe's novel, The tell-tale heart, arranged chronologically in the order of their original publication.

The Cask of Amontillado

The Cask of Amontillado
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher: The Creative Company
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781583415801

After enduring many injuries of the noble Fortunato, Montressor executes the perfect revenge.

Ligeia

Ligeia
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher: Leone Editore
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2023-10-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8892967657

Un anonimo narratore ci racconta del suo amore perduto Ligeia, una donna alta, dai capelli neri, estremamente intelligente, che credeva che la morte potesse essere sconfitta con la forza di volontà. Inoltre era innamorata in maniera ossessiva del marito, lo idolatrava, ricambiata. Quando lei muore lui è affranto. Qualche tempo dopo decide di andare avanti con la sua vita e si risposa. Strane cose cominciano ad accadere mentre il narratore continua a pensare sempre di più al suo primo amore, Ligeia…

The Black Cat

The Black Cat
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher: SAMPI Books
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2024-01-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 658593413X

Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" is a short story that explores themes of guilt and perversity. The narrator, haunted by cruelty to his black cat and acts of domestic violence, is consumed by paranoia and madness. His attempt to conceal a crime leads to his own disgrace.

A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's "Ligeia"

A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's
Author: Gale, Cengage
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2018-09-13
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1535867787

A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe's "Ligeia", 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.

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
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2015-09-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1410337189

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.