Illustration for 'The Masque of the Red Death' by, 1919 Author Original title 'The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy' Country United States Language English Genre(s), Publisher Publication date May 1842 ' The Masque of the Red Death', originally published as ' The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy' (1842), is a. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his. He, along with many other wealthy, hosts a within seven rooms of the abbey, each decorated with a different color.

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In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. Prospero dies after confronting this stranger, whose 'costume' proves to contain nothing tangible inside it; the guests also die in turn. Poe's story follows many traditions of and is often analyzed as an about the inevitability of death, though some critics advise against an allegorical reading. Many different interpretations have been presented, as well as attempts to identify the true nature of the titular disease.

The story was first published in May 1842 in and has since been adapted in many different forms, including a starring. Additionally, it has been alluded to by other works in many types of media. Generac Parts Manual 99av. Illustration of Prince Prospero confronting the 'Red Death' by, 1935 The story takes place at the abbey of the 'happy and dauntless and sagacious' Prince Prospero.

Prospero and 1,000 other have taken refuge in this walled abbey to escape the Red Death, a terrible with gruesome symptoms that has swept over the land. Victims are overcome by 'sharp pains', 'sudden dizziness', and, and die within half an hour. Prospero and his court are indifferent to the sufferings of the population at large; they intend to await the end of the plague in luxury and safety behind the walls of their secure refuge, having welded the doors shut.