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Edgar Allan Poe, an American short-story author, essayist, and poet, printed "The Cask of Amontillado" in 1846. It is a story of revenge, murder, torture, and addiction put in a vast underground Italian catacomb (underground Peninsula). Additionally, it is a trip into the mysterious and dark recesses of the individual mind.

He along with his brother and sister had been orphaned soon before Poe's second birthday, and so were each taken in by various families. Maybe this can help explain why he was drawn to the dark themes.

His biography is fascinating, and also the topic of much debate, gossip, and speculation. By way of example, he is rumored to have died from the bite of a rabid dog, but he probably passed off as a result of medication- and - alcohol-related complications. He was a heavy drinker, and also addicted to the medication laudanum. This information aids us decode a challenging emblem from the story, which you may read about in "Symbols, Imagery, Allegory."

If you are interested in getting to know Poe better, we have supplied you with a great deal of useful links in "Did You Know?" The most significant thing you will need to know about Poe is that he was a really brilliant, visionary, and powerful author.

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