cask of amontillado
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English 1302-40321
7 December 2016
The Cask of Amontillado Analysis
Historical context of the Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado was published in November 1846 by Edgar Allan Poe born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Poe was unquestionably one of America’s major writers, he wrote fiction, poetry and criticism and was also a magazine editor. In Addition, Poe was also known to his own generation as an editor and critic. His highly acclaimed work is “The Raven” a poem that propelled him to new literature heights. Majority of the stories written with Poe deal with death,…..