Castle of Otranto (Paperback, illustrated Edition)

This Broadview edition pairs the first Gothic novel with the first Gothic drama, both by Horace Walpole. Published on Christmas Eve, 1764, on Walpole's private press at Strawberry Hill, his Gothicized country house, The Castle of Otranto became an instant and immediate classic of the Gothic genre as well as the prototype for Gothic fiction for the next two hundred years. Walpole's brooding and intense drama, The Mysterious Mother, focuses on the protagonist's angst over an act of incest with his mother, and includes the appearance of Father Benedict, Gothic literature's first evil monk. Appendices in this edition include selections from Walpole's letters, contemporary responses, and writings illustrating the aesthetic and intellectual climate of the period. Also included is Sir Walter Scott's introduction to the 1811 edition of The Castle of Otranto.

General

Imprint:	Broadview Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Horace Walpole
Editors:	Frederick S. Frank
Dimensions:	181 x 207 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	357
Edition:	illustrated Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-55111-304-3
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories Books > Fiction > Promotions
LSN:	1-55111-304-X
Barcode:	9781551113043

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