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Subject(s)

• Walpole, Horace 1717-1797—Castle of Otranto [Browse]

Editor

• Groom, Nick, 1966- [Browse]

Author of introduction

• Groom, Nick, 1966- [Browse]

Author of additional material

• Groom, Nick, 1966- [Browse]

Series

Oxford world's classics. [More in this series]

Summary note

"The Castle of Otranto (1764) is the first supernatural English novel and one of the most influential works of Gothic fiction. It inaugurated a literary genre that will be forever associated with the effects that Walpole pioneered. Professing to be a translation of a mysterious Italian tale from the darkest Middle Ages, the novel tells of Manfred, prince of Otranto, whose fear of an ancient prophecy sets him on a course of destruction. After the grotesque death of his only son, Conrad, on his wedding day, Manfred determines to marry the bride-to-be. The virgin Isabella flees through a castle riddled with secret passages. Chilling coincidences, ghostly visitations, arcane revelations, and violent combat combine in a heady mix that is both chilling and terrifying. In this new edition Nick Groom's wide-ranging introduction explores the novel's Gothic context in the cultural movement that affected political and religious thinking before Walpole developed it as a literary style, helping to explain the novel's impact on contemporaries, its importance, and Walpole's pioneering innovations in the horror genre." -- from publisher's website.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Language note

Text in English.

Contents

• THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO
• Preface to the First Edition
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Sonnet to the Right Honourable Lady Mary Coke
• The Castle Of Otranto.

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ISBN

• 9780198704447 ((pbk.))
• 0198704445 ((pbk.))

LCCN

^^2014935112

OCLC

887932782

RCP

H - S

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