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"The Masque of the Red Death" (originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy") is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague , known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey .
The 2022 Father Brown (2013 TV series) episode "The Red Death" features a death threat with the phrase "The Red Death is coming", a masquerade ball, and the murder of the Minister of Defence by a figure wearing a red skull mask. In 2023, Four Horsemen Studios released a Masque of the Red Death action figure through their Figura Obscura line.
The picturesque quality of the masquerade ball has made it a favorite topic or setting in literature. Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Masque of the Red Death" is based at a masquerade ball in which a central figure turns out to be his costume. [9] A ball in Zürich is featured in the novel Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse.
A prince summons all the nobles of the land to a fortress, where they take refuge from the calamity and endulge themselves in merrymaking. After being serenaded by a red-attired jester mocking death, the nobles begin a masquerade ball, only to be surprised by a beautiful woman they have not seen before. The prince is smitten by her, and pursues ...
The title comes from the Edgar Allan Poe short story "The Masque of the Red Death," in which the main character Prince Prospero and his fellow aristocrats try to escape the ravages of a plague known as the "Red Death" by locking themselves away from the outside world during a masquerade ball. [1] [2] [3]
But, perhaps you want to throw a party with the same amount of glamour, sans artsy peacocking. Six years earlier, on November 28, 1966, Truman Capote threw the legendary Black and White ball ...
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When asked of his work, the Red Death notes that only six are left: Francesca, Gino, Hop-Toad, Esmeralda, the little girl, and an old man from a nearby village. The Red Death declares "Sic transit gloria mundi" (Latin for "Thus passes the glory of the world") and the cloaked figures walk into the night. Over the procession are Poe's words: "And ...