An edition of The Castle of Otranto (1764)

El castillo de Otranto

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An edition of The Castle of Otranto (1764)

El castillo de Otranto

  • 3.30 ·
  • 10 Ratings
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  • 5 Currently reading
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El castillo de Otranto, cuya acción se desarrolla en la Italia medieval, narra la historia del tirano Manfred, cuya estirpe arrastra una maldición desde que su abuelo usurpara el poder del castillo a sus legítimos poseedores. Manfred trata de perpetuar su herencia casando a su débil hijo Conrad con la princesa Isabella, pero poco antes de la boda ocurre un accidente fatal de origen aparentemente mágico que frustra sus designios. A partir de este suceso, se desencadenarán una serie de misteriosos fenómenos sobrenaturales y pasiones encendidas que tendrán como escenario el asfixiante y siniestro decorado del castillo, uno de los principales «personajes» del relato: puertas chirriantes, pasadizos oscuros y criptas secretas hacen su aparición por primera vez. Había nacido la literatura de terror.

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Valdemar
Language
Spanish
Pages
240

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Cover of: The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto
2017, Standard Ebooks
in English
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The Castle of Otranto: a Gothic story
2014, Oxford University Press
Paperback in English
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The castle of Otranto
2010, Nabu Press
in English
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The Castle of Otranto
2009, The Floating Press
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El castillo de Otranto
2008, Valdemar
Hardcover in Spanish
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The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story
January 2004, Barnes & Noble
Paperback in English
Cover of: The castle of Otranto
The castle of Otranto: a Gothic story
1964, Oxford University Press
in English
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The Castle of Otranto
1931, Frederick A. Stokes Co.
in English
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Cover of: The castle of Otranto
The castle of Otranto: a Gothic story
1791, Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, bookseller of London
in English - The sixth edition.
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The castle of Otranto
1766, Naxos Audiobooks

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Published in
Madrid, Spain
Series
El Club Diógenes
Translation Of
The Castle of Otranto
Translated From
English

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
240

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27543461M
ISBN 10
8477025916
ISBN 13
9788477025917
OCLC/WorldCat
427525731

Work Description

This book is the earliest and most influential of the Gothic novels. First published pseudonymously in 1764, The Castle of Otranto purported to be a translation of an Italian story of the time of the crusades. In it Walpole attempted, as he declared in the Preface to the second edition, "to blend the two kinds of romance: the ancient and the modern." He gives us a series of catastrophes, ghostly interventions, revelations of identity, and exciting contests. Crammed with invention, entertainment, terror, and pathos, the novel was an immediate success and Walpole's own favorite among his numerous works. - Back cover.

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May 11, 2022 Edited by dcapillae Merge works
October 24, 2019 Edited by dcapillae New edition in Spanish
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