検索キーワード： "Edgar Allan Poe" 文学・フィクション

Cathay ist eine merkwürdige Stadt. Europäische Händler und Flüchtlinge aus dem Dreißigjährigen Krieg - unter ihnen vieler deutscher Herkunft - gründeten sie Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts nach einem Schiffbruch an der Ostküste Indiens in Sichtweite des Himalaja-Gebirges. Von Anfang an war der Ort verflucht. Einen dämonenbeseelten Götzen sollen die Siedler mitgebracht haben. Außerdem verärgerten sie einen ortsansässigen Zaubermeister, der die Stadt daraufhin mit einem Fluch belegte.

All of Edgar Allan Poe’s great short stories in one 16-hour collection.

“El pozo y el péndulo” (título original: The Pit and the Pendulum) es uno de los cuentos más famosos y celebrados de Edgar Allan Poe. Está considerado como uno de los relatos más espeluznantes dentro de la literatura de terror, pues transmite el abandono, la desorientación, el desconcierto y la desesperanza de una persona que sabe que va a morir. En él Poe demuestra su dominio sobre el lenguaje y las técnicas narrativas más efectivas para hacernos sentir partícipes de los agobiantes pensamientos que tiene el torturado.

El narrador anónimo describe en primera persona un trastorno que le aqueja, llamado “catalepsia”. Esta enfermedad lo lleva con frecuencia a pérdidas de conciencia muy similares a la muerte, lo que conduce al personaje a un terror a ser enterrado vivo. El narrador enumera diversos casos probados de personas enterradas vivas. En el primer caso, la tragedia fue descubierta mucho más tarde, al ser reabierta la cripta. En otros casos, las afortunadas víctimas tuvieron ocasión de atraer la atención sobre ellas desde su espantosa prisión.

EL GATO NEGRO: Desde prisión, el protagonista cuenta en primera persona los sucesos que le llevaron a ser condenado a muerte. EL HUNDIMIENTO DE LA CASA USHER: En el siglo XIX, un joven apuesto, Philip Winthrop, se presenta en la mansión de los Usher a pedir la mano de su amada, Madeline. EL CUERVO: Es una narración en verso, una historia fascinante, magistral.

“El extraño caso del señor Valdemar” (The facts in the case of M. Valdemar) 1845. Es un cuento de terror, en el cual Poe narra la historia de un médico que sabe mesmerismo (magnetismo animal) y quiere experimentar cómo será hipnotizar a alguien que esté agonizante. El señor Valdemar tiene 24 horas de vida y accede al experimento. Un cuento que con final impactante.

オーディオブックは、語りのプロによって録音された朗読書籍です。 情感たっぷりに読み上げられた名作をお楽しみください。(収録タイトル) 1.盗まれた手紙75分 世界初の探偵小説の主人公であるデュパンが挑む。盗まれた手紙の行方とは。/ 2.モルグ街の殺人事件134分 アパートで親子が惨殺されるという事件が勃発した。警察が解けない難事件に挑む。/ 3.黒猫44分 短編怪奇小説。可愛がっていた黒猫を発作的に殺してしまったことから、主人公の男は…。/ 4.アッシャー家の崩壊76分 旧友であるロデリック・アッシャーから不可思議な手紙を受け取ったことから奇怪な現象を経験する/ 5.ウィリアム・ウィルスン90分 世界初の二重人格を恐ろしく書いた小説。後世に多大なる影響を及ぼした作品。 ※ 本作品は発表時の時代背景により、今日の社会では一般的でなく、不適切と思われる表現が含まれている箇所がございます。しかし作品のオリジナル性を最大限に尊重し、当時のまま忠実に再現することを優先いたしました。

In The Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allan Poe delves into the dark depths of guilt and madness. The story follows an unnamed narrator who becomes obsessed with the eye of an old man he lives with, ultimately leading to a horrifying act of murder. As the narrator tries to convince the reader of his sanity, he becomes haunted by the relentless beating of the old man's heart, driving him deeper into madness.

In The Fall of the House of Usher, Edgar Allan Poe masterfully weaves a gothic tale of psychological horror and supernatural dread. The story follows an unnamed narrator who visits the decaying mansion of his childhood friend, Roderick Usher. As the story unfolds, the narrator uncovers the deep mental and physical decay of the Usher family, mirrored by the eerie and crumbling house itself. As tensions rise, the line between reality and madness blurs, leading to a terrifying and tragic conclusion.

Gothic master Edgar Allan Poe's complete works are collected in this multivolume set by Blackstone Audio. Here are his short stories, detective fiction, and poems in all their mysterious and macabre glory. Also included are Poe's literary reviews and editorial musings, comprising an often caustic analysis of the poetry, drama, and fiction of the period.

A view into the tumultuous and creative life of Edgar Allan Poe. Today the name Edgar Allan Poe invokes a tragic genius whose mastery of horror seems inexorably tied to his tormented life. But in his own time, Poe was above all a craftsman-an editor and reviewer desperately trying to earn a living by transmuting the wild ephemera of early Victorianism into innovations in science fiction, horror, and detective literature.

Hundreds of books and articles have been written about Edgar Allan Poe. Even so, no one is really sure who Poe was. Many people say that he was as crazy as the characters he wrote about. Others say that Poe was a driven man with a simple wish. He wanted to write and to make a living by his writing. Even though Poe lived a miserable life, he wrote some of the most interesting and original literature ever created.

A story by Edgar Allan Poe about a black cat, or rather two black cats. The narrator relates his own story about how he deteriorated from a man who loved animals to a cruel abuser. He thought that he had gotten away with murder, but the second black cat exposed his crime.

オーディオブックは、語りのプロによって録音された朗読書籍です。 情感たっぷりに読み上げられた名作をお楽しみください。(収録タイトル) 1.落とし穴と振り子67分19世紀初めのスペイン。「もっともいまわしい精神的の恐怖を伴う死」を宣告された男の恐怖体験。/ 2.黄金虫142分 数学と心理を駆使して謎を解く鮮やかなステリー。1843年6月に発表された史上初の暗号小説。/ 3.十三時33分 エドガー・アラン・ポーのなんとも異様で滑稽な作品。森鴎外の翻訳でお楽しみください。/ 4.早すぎた埋葬56分 生きているあいだに埋葬される。極度の苦痛のなかでも、もっとも恐ろしいものである。/ 5.メールストロムの旋渦77分 ポーの短篇小説。ノルウェーの海を舞台に神々しいまでの自然描写、手に汗握る歴史的名作。 ※ 本作品は発表時の時代背景により、今日の社会では一般的でなく、不適切と思われる表現が含まれている箇所がございます。しかし作品のオリジナル性を最大限に尊重し、当時のまま忠実に再現することを優先いたしました。

The complete collection of Edgar Allan Poe's poems, read by Audie Award-winning actor Peter Noble. Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature. Poe was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story and considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction.

Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature. Poe was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story and considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction.

Written in 1835, this is a unique example of sci-fi wrtten by a man much better known for dark and fantastical horror. Intended by Poe to be a hoax, this tale describes a journey in a balloon that includes the view of the Earth from space and a volcanic, seething satellite.

"The Black Cat" is the story of an alcoholic who is driven insane by his addiction. He tortures and kills his cat, Pluto. Then, a stray cat that looks almost exactly like the cat he murdered except for a gallows mark on its chest follows him home and drives him even more insane.

Roderick and Madeline are twin siblings. They share a remarkably strong bond - with each other and with the home they live in. At the request of a friend, the narrator travels to the Usher estate. Roderyk's letters suggest that he is suffering from a mysterious ailment and needs support. Upon arrival, it becomes clear that his sister is also falling into unexplained states. Day by day, the unsettling atmosphere of the house affects the narrator more and more.

This is a story from the Murders in the Rue Morgue (The Dupin Stories) collection. Auguste Dupin, investigator extraordinaire, was the remarkable creation of Edgar Allan Poe. Written in the 1840s, Poe presented the acutely observant, shrewd but idiosyncratic character who, with his chronicler, provided the inspiration for the more famous Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.