Description: The oval portrait/Le portrait ovale by Edgar Allan Poe Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The chateau into which my valet had ventured to make forcible entrance, rather than permit me, in my desperately wounded condition, to pass a night in the open air, was one of those piles of commingled gloom and grandeur which have so long frowned among the Appennines, not less in fact than in the fancy of Mrs. Radcliffe. Un homme blessé et son domestique sinstallent pour une nuit dans un château étrange et abandonné des Apennins. La nuit, alors que le maître ne trouve pas le sommeil, il contemple les tableaux exposés dans sa chambre, tout en lisant le volume trouvé sur son oreiller contenant lanalyse de ces toiles. Quelques heures plus tard, le narrateur se penche pour déplacer le candélabre qui léclaire, un rai de lumière éclaire alors un tableau au réalisme saisissant quil navait pas remarqué. Le tableau représente une jeune personne en passe, selon le narrateur, de passer du statut de jeune fille à celui de femme. Le tableau est peint avec tellement de virtuosité et tellement dardeur que la jeune fille paraît vivante, ce qui frappe le narrateur. Après avoir passé plus dune heure à contempler le tableau, lhomme lit lanalyse de ce portrait dans le recueil. Le reste de la nouvelle est un extrait de ce volume qui raconte lhistoire du tableau. La jeune fille était une personne dune rare beauté qui épousa un peintre. Le peintre était passionné par son art, ce qui la rendit malheureuse. Un jour, le peintre décida de faire un portrait delle, ce quelle nosa refuser. A mesure que les semaines passaient, le tableau était de plus en plus abouti et le peintre, sans remarquer que son épouse allait de plus en plus mal, après des heures passées dans la tour oÙ il la peignait, était de plus en plus absorbé par son travail. Ce travail intensif rendit le peintre fou. Le jour oÙ le tableau fut achevé, le peintre se rendit compte que son tableau était la vie même et que sa femme était morte après avoir donné vie au tableau. Author Biography Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) reigned unrivaled in his mastery of mystery. Born in Boston, he was orphaned at age three, expelled from West Point for gambling and became an alcoholic. In 1836 he secretly wed his thirteen-year-old cousin. "The Raven", published in 1845, made Poe famous. He died in 1849 under what remain suspicious circumstances. Details ISBN 1532954565 ISBN-13 9781532954566 Title The oval portrait/Le portrait ovale Author Edgar Allan Poe Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 26 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:112743146; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: Oval Portrait/Le Portrait Ovale : Bilingual Edition/Edition Bilingue
Number of Pages: 26 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 0.1 in
Topic: Classics
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 3 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Edgar Allen Poe
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback