The Castle of Otranto - Brossura

Walpole, Horace

Brossura

ISBN 13: 9798828189083

Casa editrice: Independently published, 2022

Riassunto

This annotated edition of "The Castle of Otranto" includes:

• Explanations of historical context
• Literary comments and analyses

The Castle of Otranto (ART STORIA Literary Classics Annotated Edition) is a novel by Horace Walpole. First published in 1764, it is generally regarded as the first gothic novel. In the second edition, Walpole applied the word 'Gothic' to the novel in the subtitle – A Gothic Story. The Castle of Otranto is 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." Crammed with invention, entertainment, terror, and pathos, the novel was an immediate success and Walpole's own favorite among his numerous works.

In a faraway medieval realm, Manfred, an arrogant and evil prince, rules with an iron fist. Banishing his wife to the castle dungeon, he confines — and plans to wed — the lovely Isabella, fiancée of his recently deceased son. The prince's plans are foiled, however, when a well-meaning peasant helps the young woman escape through the castle's underground passages. Grisly, supernatural events further aid in fulfilling a prophecy that spells doom for the prince and justice for Isabella's rescuer and rightful heir to the throne.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Independently published
• Data di pubblicazione: 2022
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 13: 9798828189083
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 123
• Redattore: Sooknanan Randy H., McTighe Denise K.
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