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| Original Title: | The Fall of the House of Usher |
| ISBN: | 1594561796 (ISBN13: 9781594561795) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Izbrana dela #1 |
| Characters: | Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Narrator |
Edgar Allan Poe
Paperback | Pages: 36 pages Rating: 3.94 | 42587 Users | 1270 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Fall of the House of Usher (Izbrana dela #1) |
| Author | : | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 36 pages |
| Published | : | February 2nd 2004 by BookSurge Classics (first published September 1st 1839) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Horror. Short Stories. Fiction. Gothic. Mystery. Academic. School |
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Dive into this classic from the singular mind of Edgar Allan Poe, who is widely regarded as the master of short horror fiction. "The Fall of the House of Usher" recounts the terrible events that befall the last remaining members of the once-illustrious Usher clan before it is -- quite literally -- rent asunder. With amazing economy, Poe plunges the reader into a state of deliciously agonizing suspense. It's a must-read for fans of the golden era of horror writing.Rating Out Of Books The Fall of the House of Usher (Izbrana dela #1)
Ratings: 3.94 From 42587 Users | 1270 ReviewsArticle Out Of Books The Fall of the House of Usher (Izbrana dela #1)
4.5*Although this novelette was published in 1839, Poe is not the founder of the gothic horror genre, in fact Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho was published a good deal earlier - and thankfully is enjoying a mini-revival of late. But "The Fall of the House of Usher" could be seen as a successful model for novelette length gothic-horror works. This is relatively slow-paced when compared to modern day Seanan McGuire stories or Ellen Datlow anthologies, but it still had me utterly gripped."There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heartan unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime. What was itI paused to thinkwhat was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the House of Usher?" A gothic house that instantly made me think of the House of Usher.When our narrator has been summoned to the bedside of his sick friend Roderick Usher, he finds a household overcast with gloom. If an environment can
Wow, what a fantastic story. You have all the gothic elements crammed in here: a haunted (perhaps even sentient) house, a mysterious illness, madness, death, entombment, a dungeon, a violent storm, a cursed family, hints of possible incest (?), resurrection, bizarre poetry, and a story-within-the-story about a knight slaying a dragon. And binding this all together is Poe's inimitable style and narrative drive. It's horror of the creepy, atmospheric kind (the best kind, IMHO), the kind that gets
***This entire review contains spoilers***Every detail of this story, from the opening description of the dank tarn and the dark rooms of the house to the unearthly storm which accompanies Madeline's return from the tomb, helps to convey the terror that overwhelms and finally destroys the fragile mind of Roderick Usher. Terror, even this extreme which results in madness and death, is meaningless unless it is able to somehow illustrate a principle of human nature. Upon reading the tale we learn
Audiobook in Portuguese. Edgar Allan Poe was really a genius. It's a pity that in his lifetime his talent was not widely recognized and he died in strange and unknown circumstances.
Edgar Allan Poe sure knows his way around a great story! The Fall of the House of Usher is a mad little tale drenched in gothic undertones, a book that offers up a dark portrayal of a dysfunctional family's rapid descent into chaos and neurotic self-indulgence, but it's the narrator, a kind man who becomes involved with this family as they suffer through unnamed mental illnesses and impending death, who becomes the most interesting figure here, especially in that sudden explosion of a powerful
That. Was. Fantastic.It's been so long since I've read Poe, or anything like Poe, and that was just so refreshing. It was so great to be confronted with a story that presented a challenge in so many ways: the diction, the sub-meanings, the sheer horror of the plot! After such a long YA binge, this was just wonderful and exactly what I needed to get out of my reading slump.I love everything about Poe's writing. The long and winding sentences that make you sit back and think, but also grip you
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