Annotated Bibliography Final Draft

 This is the final draft of my annotated bibliography. For this assignment, I found 8 sources for the short story I chose to write about and gave a brief description of each source.

Nathan Humphrey

Professor Nall

English Comp 2

12 March 2024

Annotated Bibliography

Baraban, Elena V. “The Motive for Murder in ‘The Cask of Amontillado’ by Edgar Allan Poe.” Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature, vol. 58, no. 2, 2004, pp. 47–62. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1566552. Accessed 12 Mar. 2024.

This journal interprets Edgar Allen Poe’s story, “The Cask of Amontillado”. The stance the author takes is that the social and class status of the characters lies at the heart of the conflict of the story. I know this source is credible because it comes from a scholarly peer reviewed journal. This source could be used to help explain the deeper meanings of the main conflict of the story.

Cody, David. ""what a Tricke Wee'Le Serve Him": A Possible Source for Poe's "the Cask of Amontillado"." Anq, vol. 17, no. 1, 2004, pp. 36-39. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/what-tricke-weele-serve-him-possible-source-poes/docview/216723793/se-2.

This journal goes into the creative processes of Poe’s writing of “The Cask of Amontillado”. The stance the author takes is that Poe used a mass of miscellaneous materials to create his story and lists possible sources. I know this source is credible because it comes from a scholarly peer reviewed journal. This source could be used to help explain the origins of the story and the possible sources Poe used.

Cuţitaru, Codrin L. "The Art of Dissimulation. the Good Christian Vs. the Loyal Freemason." Philologica Jassyensia, vol. 26, no. 2, 2017, pp. 203-209. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/art-dissimulation-good-christian-vs-loyal/docview/1988024934/se-2.

This journal goes into detail about Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” and its symbolism. The stance the author takes is that Poe’s symbolism amplifies the mystery of the story and that the story should be regarded as a masterpiece. I know this source is credible because it comes from a scholarly peer reviewed journal. This source could be used to help explain the different symbolic meanings of the story.

Delaney, Bill. "Poe's THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO." The Explicator, vol. 64, no. 1, 2005, pp. 33-35. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/poes-cask-amontillado/docview/216779320/se-2.

This journal explains the design in Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”. The stance the author takes is that the ending line shows pity to Fortunate. I know this source is credible because it comes from a scholarly peer reviewed journal. This source could be used to help further explain different interpretations of the ending to the story.

Gruesser, John. "Poe's the Cask of Amontillado." The Explicator, vol. 56, no. 3, 1998, pp. 129-130. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/poes-cask-amontillado/docview/216775043/se-2.

This journal discusses Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”. The author takes the stance that Fortunato gets the last laugh in the story. I know this source is credible because it comes from a scholarly peer reviewed journal. This source could be used to help interpret the ending of the story.

Jandaghi, Hatameh S., and Esmaeil Zohdi. "Symbolism in Edgar Allan Poe's Selected Short Stories." Theory and Practice in Language Studies, vol. 8, no. 3, 2018, pp. 314-319. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/symbolism-edgar-allan-poes-selected-short-stories/docview/2015722610/se-2, doi:https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0803.06.

This journal explains the symbolism in multiple Edgar Allen Poe short stories. The stance the author takes is symbolism is the main figure of speech in Edgar Allen Poe’s stories. I know this source is credible because it comes from a scholarly peer reviewed journal. This source could be used to show how symbolism can change or enhance the meaning of some of the moments in the “Cask of Amontillado”.

Platizky, Roger. "Poe's the Cask of Amontillado." The Explicator, vol. 57, no. 4, 1999, pp. 206-209. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/poes-cask-amontillado/docview/216774121/se-2.

This journal explains Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado”. The stance the author takes is how the story coincides with actual fears during that historical period. I know this source is credible because it comes from a scholarly peer reviewed journal. This source could be used to help explain the context in which “The Cask of Amontillado” was written.

Stott, Graham S. J. "Poe's THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO." The Explicator, vol. 62, no. 2, 2004, pp. 85-88. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/poes-cask-amontillado/docview/216778380/se-2.

This journal examines Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”. The author’s stance is how different parts of the story can be interpreted in different ways. I know this source is credible because it comes from a scholarly peer reviewed journal. This source could be used to show different interpretations of certain passages can change how the reader views the story.