Résultats pour "The Oval Portrait" dans Anthologies et nouvelles

"The Oval Portrait" is a horror short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, involving the disturbing circumstances of a portrait in a château. It is one of his shortest stories, filling only two pages in its initial publication in 1842. The tale begins with an injured narrator seeking refuge in an abandoned mansion in the Apennines. The narrator spends his time admiring the paintings that decorate the strangely shaped room and reading through a reference book, found on a pillow, that describes them.

A traveler takes refuge in a château where he finds he is surrounded by fine paintings. Unable to sleep he takes refuge in a book. He moves the candelabrum to shed better light upon the book, but when he does so he discovers in the corner of the room and amazingly lifelike painting of a young woman. It is so real, and he is first so startled that he must close his eyes to gather his wits. After contemplating this painting for nearly an hour he discovers a catalog that describes the painting.

The Oval Portrait is a short horror story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. Our protagonist takes refuge in an abandoned castle and discovers a room with a series of paintings accompanied by a small book describing them. His attention is attracted by an oval portrait depicting a young woman of rare beauty.

"El Retrato Oval" de Edgar Allan Poe es una obra maestra que nos transporta a un mundo de misterio y obsesión. En este relato, la belleza y la tragedia se entrelazan de manera magistral, revelando la historia de un artista cuya pasión por su musa lo lleva a un destino fatal. A través de una narrativa envolvente, Poe nos invita a descubrir los secretos escondidos detrás de un enigmático retrato.

L'opera narra la vicenda del protagonista, che si rifugia in un castello abbandonato e scopre in una stanza una serie di quadri e un esiguo libro che li descrive. La sua attenzione è attratta da un ritratto di forma ovale che raffigura una giovane donna di rara bellezza. Sul volumetto legge che la fanciulla, innamoratasi del pittore, lo sposò, ma presto si rese conto che costui era già "sposato" alla sua arte, che divenne per la giovane una rivale da odiare...Il ritratto ovale è un audiolibro della collana LibriVivi Palco.