Annotated Bibliography
Articles
Baraban, Elena V. “The Motive for Murder in ‘The Cask of Amontillado’ by Edgar Allan Poe”. Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature 58.2 (2004): 47-62. RMMLA: 2004. JSTOR. 17 June 2009. The Richard Stockton College of NJ: Pomona 2009.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/1566552
This article looks at the motive for murder in the story by examining the characteristics of Montresor and the true conflict of social status and class in the aristocratic setting.
Henninger, Francis J. “The Bouquet of Poe’s Amontillado”. South Atlantic Bulletin 35.2 (Mar. 1970): 35-40. South Atlantic Modern Language Association: 1970. JSTOR. 17 June 2009. The Richard Stockton College of NJ: Pomona 2009.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3197006
This article argues that “The Cask of Amontillado” is Poe’s greatest story. Though many object, Henninger believes the story to be unpredictable and shocking.
St. John Stott, Graham. “Poe’s the Cask of Amontillado.” The Explicator 62.2 (2004): 85. Literature Resource Center. 17 June 2009. The Richard Stockton College of NJ: Pomona 2009.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=LitRC&u=richstockcol
This article examines the final words that Montresor shouted to Fotunato, “Yes, for the love of God.”
WebPages
Giordano, Robert. “PoeStories.com; An Exploration of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe”. 27 June 2005. 17 June 2009.
http://www.poestories.com/biography.php
This site contains full-text versions of Poe’s works, plus information about Poe’s life, a dictionary of certain words Poe uses, and famous quotes.
Rambo, Randy. “The Cask of Amontillado”. 13 August 2004. 17 June 2009.
http://www2.ivcc.edu/rambo/poe1.htm
This website contains the text of the story plus a list of critical thinking questions located next to the corresponding text.
The Cask of Amontillado. Dir. Mario Cavalli. Perf. Anton Blake, and Patrick Monkton. Vimeo, 2009.
http://vimeo.com/2870690
This page has a 15 minute movie depicting the short story quite accurately.
This link will take you to a full-text version of the story. Enjoy! http://poestories.com/read/amontillado