Edgar Allan Poe

Coloquio Entre Monos Y Una / the Colloquy of Monos and Una: Edicion Bilingue / Bilingual Edition Edgar Allan Poe

Publisher Marketing: UNA.- Renacida? MONOS.-Si, mi hermosa y mas amada Una. Esta era la palabra, sobre cuyo mistico significado yo habia meditado tan larga mente, rechazando la explicacion del sacerdote, hasta que la Muerte ha descifrado el secreto para mi. UNA.- La Muerte! MONOS.-; Que extranamente repites mis palabras, dulce Una! Y que gozosa inquietud en tus ojos! Estas confusa y sobrecogida por la majestuosa novedad de la Vida Eterna. Si, hablaba de la Muerte, y que singularmente suena aqui esa palabra que en los viejos tiempos acostumbraba llenar de terror todos los corazones, haciendo marchitar todos los deleites! Una. "Born again?" Monos. Yes, fairest and best beloved Una, "born again." These were the words upon whose mystical meaning I had so long pondered, rejecting the explanations of the priesthood, until Death himself resolved for me the secret. Una. Death! Monos. How strangely, sweet Una, you echo my words! I observe, too, a vacillation in your step-a joyous inquietude in your eyes. You are confused and oppressed by the majestic novelty of the Life Eternal. Yes, it was of Death I spoke. And here how singularly sounds that word which of old was wont to bring terror to all hearts-throwing a mildew upon all pleasures!" Contributor Bio:  Poe, Edgar Allan Author, poet, and literary critic, Edgar Allan Poe is credited with pioneering the short story genre, inventing detective fiction, and contributing to the development of science fiction. However, Poe is best known for his works of the macabre, including such infamous titles as The Raven, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Lenore, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Part of the American Romantic Movement, Poe was one of the first writers to make his living exclusively through his writing, working for literary journals and becoming known as a literary critic. His works have been widely adapted in film. Edgar Allan Poe died of a mysterious illness in 1849 at the age of 40.