[PDF] Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation Writen - Gareth Hinds
Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
In a thrilling adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe s best-known works, acclaimed artist-adapter Gareth Hinds translates Poe's dark genius into graphic-novel format. It is true that I am nervous. But why will you say that I am mad? In "The Cask of Amontillado," a man exacts revenge on a disloyal friend at carnival, luring him into catacombs below the city. In "The Masque of the Red Death," a prince shielding himself from plague hosts a doomed party inside his abbey stronghold. A prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, faced with a swinging blade and swarming rats, can t see his tormentors in "The Pit and the Pendulum," and in "The Tell-Tale Heart," a milky eye and a deafening heartbeat reveal the effects of conscience and creeping madness. Alongside these tales are visual interpretations of three poems "The Raven," "The Bells," and Poe s poignant elegy to lost love, "Annabel Lee." The seven concise graphic narratives, keyed to thematic icons, amplify and honor the timeless legacy of a master
Product details: Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
Author : Gareth Hinds
Pages : 120 pages
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 0763681121
ISBN-13 : 9780763681128
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