The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole: A Gothic Story by Horace Walpole Contributor(s): Walpole, Horace (Author) |
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ISBN: 2491251094 ISBN-13: 9782491251093 Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Gothic - Fiction | Fantasy - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.19" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.19 lbs) 80 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Castle Of Otranto tells the story of Manfred, lord of the castle, and his family. The book begins on the wedding-day of his sickly son Conrad and princess Isabella. Shortly before the wedding, however, Conrad is crushed to death by a gigantic helmet that falls on him from above. This inexplicable event is particularly ominous in light of an ancient prophecy, "that the castle and lordship of Otranto should pass from the present family, whenever the real owner should be grown too large to inhabit it". Manfred, terrified that Conrad's death signals the beginning of the end for his line, resolves to avert destruction by marrying Isabella himself while divorcing his current wife Hippolita, whom he feels has failed to bear him a proper heir. The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. 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 novel merged medievalism and terror in a style that has endured ever since. The aesthetics of the book shaped modern-day gothic books, films, art, music and the goth subculture. |