9 résultats pour "horror"
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Edgar Allan Poe
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INTRODUCTION
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), American writer, known as a poet and critic but most famous as the first master of the short-story form (see Short Story), especially the
psychological horror tale.
the deciphering of a code. “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841), “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt” (1842-1843), and “The Purloined Letter” (1844) are regarded aspredecessors of the modern mystery, or detective, story ( see Detective Story). Many of Poe’s tales are distinguished by the author’s unique grotesque inventiveness in addition to his superb plot construction. Poe was unequaled in evoking an all-encompassing mood of horror through the rendering of setting and atmosphere. The opening descri...
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«Marine-Terrace», nuit du 30 mars 1854. Victor Hugo, Les Contemplations, Livre VI, XVI Horror, IV (5 dernières strophes)
Ne jamais séparer l'étude du fond de celle de la forme. • Les remarques techniques porteront sur : a) Le vocabulaire: «Sombre peuple, les mots vont et viennent en nous» (V. Hugo). — Ici termes de couleur: sombre... « ombre — ténèbres — dans la nuit — obscurité — flots noirs — toujours la nuit ! ombre » ; — ou d'effroi (tonalité tragique) : « frissonnants — a peur — d'horreur pleine » et de mort : «tombe — funèbre — tombeau sourd» — «il tombe, il meurt » ; — ou de poids : «courbé sous», et de lie...
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The rime of the ancient mariner
tVisual imagery In my part, I want to speak about waht represents the ocean. he Rime of the Ancient Mariner is set in a time when, once you crossed a certain point in your ship, you could expect not to see other people for a long, long time. The ocean represents the mysteries of the human soul. When the Mariner pollutes his soul by killing the albatross, it's not a surprise to see that the ocean becomes polluted with slime and horrible creatures. Moreover, the imagery of the vast, vacant...
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Edgar Allan Poe.
dulled themHow, then, am I mad? Harken! and observe how healthily—how calmly I can tell you the whole story. Poe’s other masterpieces of horror include “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1842), a spine-tingling tale of cruelty and torture, and “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846), aneerie tale of revenge. Although Poe believed that the short story was the most suitable form for fiction, he wrote a short novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (1838), in the hope of making some money. Based on tales of...
- Anglais Horror
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Excerpt from Antony and Cleopatra - anthology.
They seize Cleopatra Guard her till Caesar comes. Exit Gallus IRAS. Royal queen! CHARMIAN. O Cleopatra! Thou art taken, queen. CLEOPATRA. Quick, quick, good hands! She draws a dagger PROCULEIUS. Hold, worthy lady, hold! He disarms her Do not yourself such wrong, who are in thisRelieved, but not betrayed. CLEOPATRA. What, of death too,That rids our dogs of languish? PROCULEIUS. Cleopatra,Do not abuse my master's bounty byTh'undoing of yourself. Let the world seeHis nobleness well acted, which you...