Tales of Mystery and Imagination( EDGAR ALLAN POE) - 14

  During the next few days Usher and I never spoke about his sister. We spent a lot of time painting and reading together, and sometimes he played on his guitar. I tried very hard to help my friend, but I realized that his sadness was too deep. It was a black gloom that covered everything that belonged to his world ; sometimes, indeed, he seemed close to the edge of madness.

  He painted strange pictures, and sang mysterious songs with wild words. His ideas, too, were strange, and he had one idea that seemed more important to him than all the others. He was quite sure that all the things, plants, trees, even stones, were able to feel.

 

조금 깁니다. 문장은 평이하지만 내용은 평이하지 않죠. 애드가 앨런 포우는 우울과 몽상으로 유명한 작가로 현대 심리학의 시조라고도 일컬어지는 작가입니다. 인간의 불안한 내면의 세계를 포착했다는 말이죠.