Castle of Otranto - Couverture souple

Walpole, Horace

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0030119502 ISBN 13 : 9780030119507

Editeur : Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1963

Synopsis

Book by Walpole Horace

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances. His calculating father Manfred fears that his dynasty will now come to an end and determines to marry his son's bride himself - despite the fact he is already married. But a series of terrifying supernatural omens soon threaten this unlawful union, as the curse placed on Manfred's ancestor, who usurped the lawful Prince of Otranto, begins to unfold. First published pseudonymously in 1764, purporting to be an ancient Italian text from the time of the crusades, The Castle of Otranto is a founding work of Gothic fiction. With its compelling blend of sinister portents, tempestuous passions and ghostly visitations, it spawned an entire literary tradition and influenced such writers as Ann Radcliffe and Bram Stoker.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797) — also known as Horace Walpole — was an English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician.

He had Strawberry Hill House built in Twickenham, south-west London, reviving the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors. His literary reputation rests on his Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764) and his Letters, which are of significant social and political interest.

He was the son of British politician Sir Robert Walpole. As he was childless, his barony descended to his cousin of the same surname, who was created the new Earl of Orford.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harcourt Brace College Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1963
• ISBN 10: 0030119502
• ISBN 13: 9780030119507
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 543