Titre :	The fall of the house of Usher and Other Writings
Auteurs :	Edgar Allan Poe, Auteur
Editeur :	Penguin classics, 2003
Importance :	488 p.
Langues :	Anglais
Résumé :	This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates an 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 describes the final hours of a family tormented by tragedy and the legacy of the past. In the Tell Tale Heart, a murderer's insane delusions threaten to betray him, while stories such as The Pit and the Pendulum and the Cask of Amontillado explore extreme states of decadence, fear and hate. La chute de la maison Usher décrit les dernières heures d'une famille tourmentée par la tragédie et l'héritage du passé.

The fall of the house of Usher and Other Writings [texte imprimé] / Edgar Allan Poe, Auteur . - [S.l.] : Penguin classics, 2003 . - 488 p.
ISBN : 978-0-14-143981-5
Langues : Anglais

Résumé :

This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates an 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 describes the final hours of a family tormented by tragedy and the legacy of the past. In the Tell Tale Heart, a murderer's insane delusions threaten to betray him, while stories such as The Pit and the Pendulum and the Cask of Amontillado explore extreme states of decadence, fear and hate. La chute de la maison Usher décrit les dernières heures d'une famille tourmentée par la tragédie et l'héritage du passé.