Romane & Literatur · 1782
The Castle of Otranto
860 €
Ein Exemplar vorrätig · Versand aus den Niederlanden innerhalb von zwei Werktagen
- Erstmals erschienen
- 1764
- Dieses Exemplar gedruckt
- 1782
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Einband
- Halbleder
- Zustand
- Sehr gut — Nahezu wie erschienen; nur leichteste Altersspuren.
- Seiten
- 114
Über das Werk
This book is the earliest and most influential of the Gothic novels. First published pseudonymously in 1764, The Castle of Otranto purported to be a translation of an Italian story of the time of the crusades. In it Walpole attempted, as he declared in the Preface to the second edition, "to blend the two kinds of romance: the ancient and the modern." He gives us a series of catastrophes, ghostly interventions, revelations of identity, and exciting contests. Crammed with invention, entertainment, terror, and pathos, the novel was an immediate success and Walpole's own favorite among his numerous works. - Back cover.
