Edgar Allan Poe

The Cask of Amontillado (Annotated) Edgar Allan Poe

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-This book contains a historical context, where past events or the study and narration of these events are examined. The historical context refers to the circumstances and incidents surrounding an event. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its time. Therefore, when analyzing events that took place tens, hundreds or thousands of years ago, it is essential to know the historical context to understand them. Otherwise, we would be analyzing and judging what happened in a totally different era with a current perspective. 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.