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The Masque of the Red Death

The short story “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe was first published in Graham’s Magazine in 1842.  It is a pictorial and symbolic story in which the principal character Prince Prospero, a wealthy, influential, and powerful nobleman tries to shut out death and fails, finally succumbing to his mortality.

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PS2600 to PS2648

Circulating Books – A Selected List

•  Haugen, Hayley (ed.). The Short Stories of Edgar Allen Poe. 2001.

                        Call Number: PS2642 .F43 R4 2001

•  Kesterson, David B.  Critics on Poe.  1973.

                     Call Number: PS2638 .K44

• Knapp, Bettina L.  Edgar Allan Poe. 1984.

                   Call Number: PS2631 .K58 1984 c.2

• Magistrale, Tony.  Student Companion to Edgar Allan Poe. 2001.

                     Call Number: PS2638 .M24 2001

• Poe, Edgar Allan.  Edgar Allan Poe: Sixty-Seven Tales. 1990.

                     Call Number: PS2603 .F6 1990.

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

• Masque of the Red Death (Keyword)
• Poe, Edgar Allan (Subject)

Reference Materials

• Critical Survey of Short Fiction – Call Number: REF PN3321 .C7 2001

o   Vol. 7, pg. 2766

•  Frank, Frederick S., and Anthony Magistrale.  The Poe Encyclopedia. 1997.

                     Call Number: REF PS2630 .P58 1997

o   Pg. 223-225

• Masterplots II: Short Story Series (Revised Edition) – Call Number: REF PN3326 .M27 2004

o   Vol. 5, pg. 2608-2610

• Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism – Call Number: REF PN761 .N5

o   Vol. 1, pg. 500, 513, 521

o   Vol. 16, 306, 324, 331, 335

o   Vol. 55, pg. 151

• Short Story Criticism –  Call Number: REF PN3321 .S5

o   Vol. 1, pg. 379, 389-90, 398, 406

o   Vol. 22, pg. 305, 307

o   Vol. 35, pg. 322

o   Vol. 54, pg. 209

o   Vol 88, pg. 188-255

• Short Stories for Students – Call Number: REF PN3330 .S386

o   Vol. 8, pg. 232-260

Research Databases

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• Academic Search Complete
• JSTOR
• Literature Resources from Gale

This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.

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Last Revised on November 21, 2021