The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother (Broadview Literary Texts)
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Author
Contributions
- Frederick S. Frank (Editor) - Contributor
Publication
2003-01-02 - Broadview Press
Language
English
Word Count
89,250 words, Guess
Page Count
357 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8551387M
- ISBN-139781551113043
- ISBN-10155111304X
- OCLC Control Number50843812
- OCLC Control Numbercastleofotrantog0000walp_j4a9
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2003272906
- LibraryThing204057
- Goodreads1037877
Classifications
- LCCPR3757.W2C3 2003
Description
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
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