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The Fall of the House of Usher

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內容簡介 企鵝布面經典系列深受喜愛的第100本書：來自哥德恐怖大師愛倫·坡的一系列短篇小說、詩作與其他著作選集。本書展現了坡那令人驚異的力量與想像力，他以此深入探究人類心靈最黑暗的角落。〈厄舍古屋的倒塌〉描述一個被悲劇與過往遺緒折磨的家族的最後時刻；在〈告密的心〉中，一名殺人犯的瘋狂妄想威脅要出賣他自己；而〈陷坑與鐘擺〉與〈一桶阿蒙蒂亞多酒〉等故事則探索頹靡、恐懼與憎恨的極端狀態。本書亦收錄經典詩作〈烏鴉〉，以及其他詩歌與散文。這是企鵝布面經典系列的第100冊，由柯拉莉·畢克福·史密斯設計。這些令人垂涎並值得收藏的版本，以高品質、色彩繽紛、質感豐富的布料裝訂，並以燙金設計點綴封面，本書亦包含特別設計的內封頁。由小說家、策展人與學者大衛·蓋洛韋編選並撰寫導言。「美國所孕育出最具原創性的天才」 —— 阿弗烈·坦尼森勳爵 「坡已進入我們的大眾意識，無其他美國作家能及」 ——《紐約時報書評》本書精選愛倫坡最具代表性的短篇小說、詩作與評論文，展現他在哥德式恐怖、心理驚悚與超自然想像上的卓越才華：〈厄舍古屋的倒塌〉：描述一個家族的毀滅與其悲劇性的歷史陰影。〈告密的心〉：一名殺人犯的瘋狂妄想逐步揭露其罪行。〈陷坑與鐘擺〉、〈一桶阿蒙蒂亞多酒〉：探索恐懼、復仇與心理極限。〈烏鴉〉：美國詩歌史上最具象徵性與詭譎氛圍的詩篇之一。The 100th title in the much-loved Penguin Clothbound Classics series: a selection of stories, poetry and other writings from the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe.This volume demonstrates the astonishing power and imagination with which Poe 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. This volume also includes the classic 'The Raven', among other poems and essays.This is the 100th volume in the Penguin Clothbound Classics series, designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. These delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design, and this edition also includes special endpapers.Edited and with an introduction by the novelist, curator and academic David Galloway.'The most original genius that America has produced'Alfred, Lord Tennyson'Poe has entered our popular consciousness as no other American writer'The New York Times Book Review

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作者介紹 愛倫·坡（Edgar Allan Poe，1809–1849）生於波士頓，幼年即成孤兒，由維吉尼亞州里奇蒙的一對夫婦收養。他曾短暫就讀維吉尼亞大學一學期，卻因無法負擔學費而輟學。之後加入美國陸軍，並以學員身份進入軍校，同時開始文學生涯，匿名出版詩集《泰梅爾蘭及其他詩作》（Tamerlane and Other Poems），隨後成為文學評論家。坡的一生充滿爭議：他曾故意讓自己遭軍事審判以確保被軍中開除；在里奇蒙《南方文學使者》擔任編輯時，因酗酒被上司發現而遭解雇；並在密而不宣的情況下與13歲的表妹維吉尼亞結婚（結婚證書上列她為21歲）。About the AuthorEdgar Allan Poe (1809-49) was born in Boston and orphaned at an early age. Taken in by a couple from Richmond, Virginia, he spent a semester at the University of Virginia but could not afford to stay longer. After joining the Army and matriculating as a cadet, he started his literary career with the anonymous publication of Tamerlane and Other Poems, before working as a literary critic. His life was dotted with scandals, such as purposefully getting himself court-martialled to ensure dismissal from the Army, being discharged from his job at the Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond after being found drunk by his boss, and secretly marrying his thirteen-year-old cousin Virginia (listed twenty-one on the marriage certificate). His work took him to both New York City and Baltimore, where he died at the age of forty, two years after Virginia.

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最佳賣點 : 企鵝經典布面精裝系列：哥德恐怖大師愛倫·坡的一系列短篇小說、詩作與其他著作選集。本書精選愛倫坡最具代表性的短篇小說、詩作與評論文，展現他在哥德式恐怖、心理驚悚與超自然想像上的卓越才華

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