El pozo y el pndulo/The pit and the pendulum: Edici?n biling?e/bilingual edition

Description: El pozo y el pndulo/The pit and the pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "Larga y sin piedad es la tortura aqu por la sed de sangre inocente, sin saciar, sin alimentar, ahora que la patria est protegida y rota est la gruta fnebre, la muerte estuvo donde ahora hay vida saludable." El narrador/protagonista comienza el relato, ya agotado, en una oscura celda en donde la inquisicin espaola encierra a las personas que condena, y donde la tortura que esta aplica consiste en la soledad, el abandono, la oscuridad, el fro y el hambre. El torturado protagonista se encuentra atado en casi su totalidad y experimenta la angustia de conocer su prxima muerte pues un pndulo desciende hacia l. Luego de medir el tamao de su celda, este descubre un profundo pozo con agua ubicado en el centro del sitio. Seguro de que ser muerto por la navaja del extremo de tal pndulo, se entretiene con la trayectoria del objeto, pero luego se le ocurre una idea, recordando que tiene a su disposicin un poco de carne, comida que comparta con las ratas. Con dificultad logra rociar su cuerpo con un poco del alimento, y los roedores le saltan encima, comiendo y royendo la cuerda que le tiene atado. Ya liberado, de inmediato el pndulo se detiene y razona el hombre en cuestin que est siendo vigilado, y que ya se prepara para l una muerte quiz peor. La habitacin calienta su ambiente al rojo vivo y cambia de forma reduciendo su tamao, haciendo que las paredes se cierren en torno de el protagonista, y empujndolo al borde del ominoso pozo. El narrador se ve en la disyuntiva de morir triturado o de lanzarse al pozo que originalmente iba a ser su "sepultura". Cuando se encuentra sin ms espacio para huir, totalmente desesperanzado y a punto de tirarse al pozo, una mano lo sujeta y lo salva. La mano es la de un lder militar francs que haba entrado en Toledo durante las Guerras Napolenicas y descubierto las torturas a las que eran sometidas las vctimas de la inquisicin. The story depicts the Spanish Inquisition. An unnamed narrator is brought to trial before sinister judges. Poe provides no explanation of why he is there or what he has been arrested for. Before him are seven tall white candles on a table, and, as they melt, his hopes of survival also diminish. He is condemned to death and finds himself in a pitch black compartment. At first the prisoner thinks that he is locked in a tomb, but then he discovers that he is in a cell. He decides to explore the cell by placing a hem from his robe against a wall so that he can count the paces around the room, but he faints before he can measure the whole perimeter. When he reawakens he discovers food and water nearby. He tries to measure the cell again, and finds that the perimeter measures one hundred steps. While crossing the room he slips on the hem of his robe and discovers that if he had not tripped, he would have walked into a deep pit in the center of the cell, with water at the bottom. After losing consciousness again the narrator discovers that the prison is slightly illuminated and that he is bound to a wooden board by ropes. He looks up to see a painted picture of Father Time on the ceiling. Hanging from the figure is a gigantic pendulum with a crescent razor measuring "one feet from horn to horn," and swinging slowly back and forth. The pendulum is inexorably sliding downwards and will eventually kill him. However, the condemned man is able to attract rats to his bonds with the meat left for him to eat and they start chewing through the ropes. As the pendulum reaches a point inches above his heart, the prisoner breaks free of the ropes and watches as the pendulum is drawn back to the ceiling. 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 1515169626 ISBN-13 9781515169628 Title El pozo y el pndulo/The pit and the pendulum Author Edgar Allan Poe Format Paperback Year 2015 Pages 56 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:95792385; 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. 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