278 The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe (with Evie Lee)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

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🗓️ 29 October 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In this special Halloween episode, Jacke and Evie take a look at Edgar Allan Poe's great revenge story, "The Cask of Amontillado" (1846), written when Poe was destitute and in the depths of despair. Enjoy! Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to [email protected]. New!!! Looking for an easy to way to buy Jacke a coffee? Now you can at paypal.me/jackewilson. Your generosity is much appreciated! The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
0:07.0	Oh!
0:10.0	Oh! Oh, what should I say?
0:25.0	In 1846, a notice appeared in a Philadelphia newspaper describing Edgar Allan Poe's condition and asking people
0:36.8	to come to his aid. For Poe was, quote, without money and without friends." End quote.
0:44.0	Poe was indignant even though the truth was things were getting bad for him at this point,
0:50.0	with his wife dying, his money scarce, and his mind careening out of control.
0:58.2	With this as a backdrop, a tale of revenge occurred to him much like the black cat in which a body is buried behind a
1:06.5	wall in a cellar this time the revenge would be served warm as it were. That story was called the cask of a Monteeato, and it stands as one of a
1:17.7	handful of Po's greatest stories with the unforgettable central conceit leading to some surprising uses even in the 21st.
1:28.0	Oh, excuse me.
1:30.0	I have someone knocking at the door.
1:32.0	Hello? Hello, yes. I have someone knocking at the door hello yes I hear a lot of hello scraping
1:37.4	right here.
1:39.4	Edgar
1:40.4	that sound you hear. Yes.
1:44.0	Brix. Mmm, bricks.
1:50.0	Bricks being placed one by one in a wall not six inches from my person.
1:55.9	Ooh, that is not good, Edo.
1:58.2	Bricks set by my enemy Fortunato.
2:01.0	Mm.
2:02.2	I am to be entombed it seems speaking of revenge. A pity really. I have so much more to give.
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