Edgar Allan Poe

The Cask of Amontillado (Annotated) Edgar Allan Poe

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The purpose of realizing this historical context is to approach the understanding of a historical epoch from the elements provided by the text. Hence the importance of placing the document in context. It is necessary to unravel what its author or authors have said, how it has been said, when, why and where, always relating it to its historical moment. The barrel of amontillado (original title in English: "The Cask of Amontillado"), also known as "The barrel of amontillado", is a story of the American writer Edgar Allan Poe published for the first time in 1846. In full carnivals of some Italian city of the nineteenth century, Montresor seeks Fortunato with the intention of revenge for a past humiliation. Finding him drunk, he finds it easy to convince him to accompany him to his palazzo under the pretext of giving him a new wine. He leads him to the catacombs of the house, and there he consumes his revenge.