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Archery (Paperback)
Horace Alfred Ford
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R390
Discovery Miles 3 900
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'Look, my lord! See heaven itself declares against your impious
intentions!' 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 terrified the novel's
first readers. In this new edition Nick Groom examines the reasons
for its extraordinary impact and the Gothic culture from which it
sprang. The Castle of Otranto was a game-changer, and Walpole the
writer who paved the way for modern horror exponents. ABOUT THE
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