The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 1
Contents
Inhalt
THE PURLOINED LETTER
DER ENTWENDETE BRIEF
THE THOUSAND-AND-SECOND TALE OF SCHEHERAZADE
DAS TAUSENDUNDZWEITE MÄRCHEN DER SCHEHERAZADE
A DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTROM.
EIN ABSTIEG IN DEN MAELSTROM.
VON KEMPELEN AND HIS DISCOVERY
VON KEMPELEN UND SEINE ENTDECKUNG
MESMERIC REVELATION
MESMERISCHE OFFENBARUNG
THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF M. VALDEMAR
DIE TATSACHEN IM FALL M. VALDEMAR
THE BLACK CAT.
DIE SCHWARZE KATZE.
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
DER UNTERGANG DES HAUSES USHER
SILENCE—A FABLE
STILLE – EINE FABEL
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH.
DIE MASKE DES ROTEN TODES.
THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO.
DAS FASS AMONTILLADO.
THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE
DER DÄMON DES WIDERSINNS
THE ISLAND OF THE FAY
DIE INSEL DER FEE
THE ASSIGNATION
DIE VERABREDUNG
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM
DIE GRUBE UND DAS PENDEL
THE PREMATURE BURIAL
DIE VORZEITIGE BESTATTUNG
THE DOMAIN OF ARNHEIM
DAS ANWESEN VON ARNHEIM
LANDOR'S COTTAGE
LANDORS HÜTTE
WILLIAM WILSO
WILLIAM WILSO
THE TELL-TALE HEART.
DAS VERRÄTERISCHE HERZ.
BERENICE
BERENICE
ELEONORA
ELEONORA
NOTES TO THE SECOND VOLUME
ANMERKUNGEN ZUM ZWEITEN BAND
[Redactor's Note—Some endnotes are by Poe and some were added by Griswold. In this volume the notes are at the end.
[Anmerkung des Redakteurs – Einige Endnoten stammen von Poe und einige wurden von Griswold hinzugefügt. In diesem Band befinden sich die Anmerkungen am Ende.
Vocabulary
- Inhalt
- Table of contents; the content or subject matter
- DER
- Definite article masculine: the
- ENTWENDETE
- Stolen or purloined; past participle of entwenden
- BRIEF
- A letter; written message sent to someone
- DAS
- Definite article neuter: the
- MÄRCHEN
- Fairy tale; a fictional story with magical elements
- EIN
- Indefinite article: a or an; also the number one
- ABSTIEG
- Descent; the act of going down
- IN
- Preposition meaning in, into, or inside
- DEN
- Definite article masculine accusative or plural dative: the
- VON
- Preposition meaning from, of, or by
- UND
- Conjunction meaning and; connects words or clauses
- SEINE
- Possessive pronoun: his or its
- ENTDECKUNG
- Discovery; the act of finding something new
- OFFENBARUNG
- Revelation; a surprising disclosure of information
- DIE
- Definite article feminine or plural: the
- TATSACHEN
- Facts; verified pieces of true information
- IM
- Contraction of in dem: in the
- FALL
- Case or fall; an instance or event being examined
- SCHWARZE
- Black; adjective describing dark color
- KATZE
- Cat; a common domesticated feline animal
- UNTERGANG
- Downfall or ruin; the collapse or destruction of something
- DES
- Definite article genitive masculine or neuter: of the
- HAUSES
- Of the house; genitive form of Haus
- STILLE
- Silence or stillness; the absence of sound
- EINE
- Indefinite article feminine: a or an
- FABEL
- Fable; a short moral story often featuring animals
- MASKE
- Mask; a covering worn over the face
- ROTEN
- Red; adjective in declined form describing color red
- TODES
- Of death; genitive form of Tod
- FASS
- Barrel or cask; a large cylindrical container
- DÄMON
- Demon; an evil supernatural spirit or being
- INSEL
- Island; a landmass surrounded by water
- FEE
- Fairy; a magical supernatural creature in folklore
- VERABREDUNG
- Appointment or date; an arranged meeting with someone
- GRUBE
- Pit; a deep hole or cavity in the ground
- PENDEL
- Pendulum; a swinging weight used in clocks or torture
- VORZEITIGE
- Premature; happening earlier than expected or normal
- BESTATTUNG
- Burial; the act of burying a deceased person
- ANWESEN
- Estate or property; a large piece of land with buildings
- HÜTTE
- Cottage or hut; a small simple dwelling
- VERRÄTERISCHE
- Treacherous or telltale; betraying something hidden
- HERZ
- Heart; the organ pumping blood or emotional center
- ANMERKUNGEN
- Notes or annotations; explanatory remarks added to text
- ZUM
- Contraction of zu dem: to the or at the
- ZWEITEN
- Second; ordinal number in declined adjectival form
- BAND
- Volume; a single book in a series or collection
- Anmerkung
- Note or remark; a short explanatory comment added
- des
- Definite article genitive masculine or neuter: of the
- Redakteurs
- Of the editor; genitive form of Redakteur
- Einige
- Some or a few; referring to an unspecified number
- Endnoten
- Endnotes; explanatory notes placed at end of text
- stammen
- To originate or come from; to derive from a source
- von
- Preposition meaning from, of, or by
- und
- Conjunction meaning and; connects words or clauses
- einige
- Some; a few of an unspecified group or number
- wurden
- Were; past tense auxiliary of werden used passively
- hinzugefügt
- Added; past participle of hinzufügen meaning to add
- In
- Preposition meaning in, inside, or into
- diesem
- This; demonstrative pronoun in dative masculine or neuter
- Band
- Volume; a book in a collection or series
- befinden
- To be located; to find oneself somewhere
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun: oneself, himself, herself, themselves
- die
- Definite article feminine or plural: the
- Anmerkungen
- Notes or annotations; explanatory remarks added to text
- am
- Contraction of an dem: at the or on the
- Ende
- End; the final part or conclusion of something
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