爱伦·坡：厄舍府的倒塌及其他著作 (PBC)The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings

基本信息

Illustrated by:Harland Miller

Edited by:Peter Ackroyd, David Galloway

Format:Paperback / softback 560 pages

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:Penguin Classics

ISBN:9780141439815

Published:27 Mar 2003

Weight:386g

Dimensions:199 x 128 x 25 (mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

《厄舍府的倒塌及其他著作》是一部展现埃德加·爱伦·坡对哥特式恐怖和短篇小说形式的精通的合集。企鹅经典版由大卫·加洛韦编辑，并附有序言和注释。

这部精选集收录了坡的批判性作品、短篇小说和诗歌，展示了他对美学问题的浓厚兴趣，以及他探索人类心灵黑暗角落的惊人力量和想象力。《厄舍府的倒塌》是一部节奏缓慢的哥特式恐怖小说，描述了一个被悲剧和过去遗留问题折磨的家庭的最后时光。在《泄密的心》中，一个凶手的疯狂妄想威胁着要背叛他，而《陷阱与钟摆》、《乌鸦》和《阿蒙蒂拉多酒桶》等故事则探讨了堕落、恐惧和仇恨的极端状态。

大卫·加洛韦在序言中重新审视了围绕着坡的生平和名声的神话。本版包括新的年表和进一步阅读的建议。

波士顿出生的埃德加·爱伦·坡 (1809-49) 虽然年轻时不羁，晚年饱受精神不稳定的困扰，但他从事过多种职业，包括在美国军队服役和担任杂志编辑，同时还创作了出色的文学作品。

“美国颇具原创性的天才” 阿尔弗雷德·丁尼生勋爵

“坡以其他美国作家无法比拟的速度进入了我们的大众意识” 《纽约时报书评》

The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings is a collection that displays the full force of Edgar Allen Poe's mastery of both Gothic horror and the short story form. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by David Galloway.

This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates his 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' is a slow-burning Gothic horror, describing 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', 'The Raven' and 'The Cask of Amontillado' explore extreme states of decadence, fear and hate.

In his introduction David Galloway re-examines the myths surrounding Poe's life and reputation. This edition includes a new chronology and suggestions for further reading.

Although dissipated in his youth and plagued by mental instability towards the end of his life, Boston-born Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) had a variety of occupations, including service in the US army and magazine editor, as well as his remarkable literary output.

'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

作者简介

埃德加·爱伦·坡 (1809-49) 出生于波士顿，幼年时成为孤儿。他被一对来自弗吉尼亚州里士满的夫妇收养，在弗吉尼亚大学读了一个学期，但没钱再待下去。参军入伍后，他以学员身份入学，以匿名出版《帖木儿和其他诗歌》开始了他的文学生涯，之后成为一名文学评论家。他的一生充满了丑闻，比如故意让自己接受军事法庭审判以确保被军队解雇，在里士满的南方文学信使被老板发现喝醉后被解雇，以及秘密与他十三岁的表妹弗吉尼亚结婚（结婚证上写着二十一岁）。他因为工作而去过纽约市和巴尔的摩，他在巴尔的摩去世，享年四十岁，比弗吉尼亚晚两年。

彼得·阿克罗伊德是一位知名的作家和历史学家。他曾担任《旁观者》文学编辑和《泰晤士报》书评人，还撰写了几本广受好评的书籍，包括狄更斯和伦敦传记：《传记》。他现居伦敦，近期广受好评的作品是《泰晤士河：圣河》。

Edgar 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.

Peter Ackroyd is a well known writer and historian. He has been the literary editor of The Spectator and chief book reviewer for the The Times, as well as writing several highly acclaimed books including a biography of Dickens and London: The Biography. He resides in London and his most recent highly acclaimed work is Thames: Sacred River.