April 6, 2011

Edgar Allan Poe - Updated Book Covers

The three cover sections together to show the variation. This isn't as on spot as I want it to be but the circle represent the stories timeline from start to finish. The sections removed represent the level of violence carried out by the murder. 

The selective text that has been sliced in half was chosen because it represents the antagonist in the story. I use this for Amontillado because I believe that the alcohol played a key role. Many people believe that stories like the Cask of Amotillado were warnings against the sin of Alcoholism. 

The imagery used is based on the location in the story where the body is walled up, dumped, or left to hang. The highlight select aspects of the image is to reinforce the notion that something has happened. 


The Tell-Tale Heart

The Cask of Amotillado

The Black Cat

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