Romans & littérature · 1807
An Arabian tale
from an unpublished manuscript: with notes critical and explanatory.
- Première parution
- 1786
- Cet exemplaire imprimé en
- 1807
- Langue
- Anglais
- Reliure
- Cartonnage
- État
- Excellent — Presque comme à sa parution ; seulement de très légères traces de l'âge.
- Pages
- 110
À propos de l'œuvre
Vathek is one of the earliest and most influential Gothic novels. Its hero is the Caliph Vathek who renounces Islam in a hedonistic quest for supernatural powers, which leads to his downfall. Beckford's genius was in marrying Orientalism with the Gothic, both sources of fascination and delight to reading audiences of the time.
