The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother (Broadview Literary Texts)
Set in the time of the crusades, The Castle of Otranto (1764) established the Gothic as a literary form in England. With its compelling blend of psychological realism and supernatural terror, guilty secrets and unlawful desires, it has influenced a literary tradition stretching from Ann Radcliffe and Bram Stoker to Daphne Du Maurier and Stephen King.
This Penguin Classics edition includes a full selection of early responses to the novel, as well as a critical introduction, chronology of Walpole's life and works, suggestions for further reading, and full explanatory notes.
"[Walpole] is the father of the first romance and surely worthy of a higher place than any living writer." (Lord Byron)
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 20, 2008 Type: User Review |
Disappointing?
Known as the landmark in "Gothic literature", I wasn't too sure of what to expect with this. Things started off well when the would-be husband gets squished under a giant helment mysteriously fallen from the sky. But then...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
the humble beginnings of gothic fiction
Here it is: the novel that created the gothic fiction genre and paved the way for such works as Frankenstein, Dracula, The Monk, Melmoth the Wanderer, The Shining and Alien (to name just a few). Yet, comparing The Castle of Otranto with the works...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 07, 2007 Type: User Review |
It may have it's place as the first Gothic, but it's still bad
This mess of a book, a semblance of ideas inspired largely by Shakespeare is nothing less than throw-away trash. This book is an inspiration to the art of cheesy writing, with silly visuals (a Monty Python opening involves a large helmet falling...
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2.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 03, 2007 Type: User Review |
Free SF Reader
A nasty accidental death is not a good thing to have happen on your |
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
Setting the Tone
"The Castle of Otranto" by Horace Walpole, is regarded as the first novel of the gothic genre. Indeed its short and simple story is filled with the supernatural, and what must nowadays count as caricatures for characters. The charm of the story...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 03, 2003 Type: User Review |
Leading the Way
Everything that can be said is almost certainly expressed in the comprehensive introduction to this fine edition. |
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 10, 2003 Type: User Review |
The Broadview Edition of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 27, 2002 Type: User Review |
Best edition available
Finally someone has provided us with a readable, absorbing, and correct edition of this novel. I've always found this a difficult work, but the introduction and notes are wonderful, reading the book as camp and as opera. The hundreds of errors in...
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 09, 1997 Type: User Review |
I found this book very good and a bit scary.
Castle of Otranto
by Horace Walpole
I found that this book, was a very good book. It was so good that I felt that I was in the book. Throughout most of the book I was feeling cold shivers dancing up and down my spine, especially when...
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