The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
It's Halloween, so here's a horror story that's shockingly relevant almost 180 years after its publication. We talk about the various interpretations of this story and Poe's 'unity of effect', one of the most important defining features of short stories as a form.
0:00 Intro
1:48 Reading
14:28 Discussion
About The Short Story Workshop:
Each week we read aloud a short story - sometimes we've written it ourselves, and sometimes it's from one of our favourite classic authors. Then we discuss our thoughts and give some critical analysis.
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