Horace Walpole

a gothic story

The Castle of Otranto

O LIVRO QUE AJUDOU A FUNDAR O GÓTICO E O TERROR MODERNO "Um conjunto de vívidos personagens ao estilo Harry Potter, aventuras sobrenaturais em cofres e adegas e eventos surpreendentes e inexplicáveis." – Telegraph O principado de Otranto é governado pela família de Manfredo, herdeiro do título de príncipe e também de uma profecia. E, por causa disso, obcecado com sua linhagem – a única maneira de manter seu poderio. No entanto, às vésperas de concretizar o casamento de seu filho, estranhos fenômenos passam a assolar o castelo, culminando num terror sem fim. Um clássico não se torna clássico à toa. E "O castelo de Otranto" é prova disso. Aqui nasce o pilar do gótico, do sobrenatural e do horror, responsável por influenciar nomes como Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft e Bram Stoker. Esta edição, fielmente traduzida pelo autor e pesquisador Oscar Nestarez (que também é colunista da Revista Galileu), conta com extras como nota da editora, introdução do editor clássico e prefácios para a primeira e segunda edições.

O castelo de Otranto

Gaston Leroux

VARIOUS AUTHORS. ..

This classic collection features 25 tales shaped by gothic's mood of menace and the macabre. In addition to the world-famous title novel, the anthology includes Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, which launched the gothic novel craze, as well as stories by H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Arthur Machen, Louisa May Alcott, E. T. A. Hoffmann, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, and Vernon Lee.

The Phantom of the Opera and Other Gothic Tales

Otranto Şatosu

قلعة الأسرار

The Castle of Otranto is a book by Horace Walpole first published in 1764 and 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

The Castle of Otranto Illustrated

Paul Éluard

Dominique Corticchiato

Tout commence par un événement aussi extraordinaire qu’inexplicable : alors qu’il s’apprête à épouser Isabella, le prince héritier Conrad est écrasé par un gigantesque casque tombé du ciel. Premier roman gothique de l’histoire, Le Château d’Otrante (paru en 1764) est traversé par une série de visions, d’événements et d’archétypes qui marqueront profondément l’imaginaire de la littérature gothique et fantastique : fantômes, souterrains, chevaliers, princesses mélancoliques, statue qui pleure des larmes de sang, dédale de cloîtres obscurs, passage secret… 

Le Château d'Otrante

'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 SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

A Gothic Story

Schauerroman

Das Schloss Otranto

Замок Отранто

O Castelo de Otranto é um romance de 1764 escrito pelo autor britânico Horace Walpole. É o primeiro romance da literatura gótica, tendo inspirado muitos autores posteriores, como Ann Radcliffe, Bram Stoker, Daphne du Maurier e Stephen King. Na obra, o autor mescla os dois tipos de romance, o antigo, dominado pela imaginação, e o moderno, fiel à realidade. O resultado é uma mistura do sobrenatural, visões fantasmagóricas, fatos inexplicáveis, por um lado, com as paixões, intrigas e psicologia próprias das pessoas de carne e osso, por outro. Trata-se de um clássico reputado como o pioneiro do gênero gótico, tão apreciado pelos leitores atuais. Não é sem motivo que O Castelo de Otranto faz parte da famosa coletânea "1001 Livros para ler Antes de Morrer"

O CASTELO DE OTRANTO

Mary Shelley

William Beckford

The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Frankenstein (English Library)

Three Gothic Novels

Hasan Ali Yücel Klasik Dizisi

Otranto Satosu

A Tragedy

The Mysterious Mother

Clara Reeve

Manfred, the lord of the castle of Otranto, has long lived in dread of an ancient prophecy: it's foretold that when his family line ends, the true owner of the castle will appear and claim it. In a desperate bid to keep the castle, Manfred plans to coerce a young woman named Isabella into marrying him. Isabella refuses to yield to Manfred's reprehensible plan. But once she escapes into the depths of the castle, it becomes clear that Manfred isn't the only threat. As Isabelle loses herself in the seemingly endless hallways below, voices reverberate from the walls and specters wander through the dungeons. Otranto appears to be alive, and it's seeking revenge for the sins of the past.

Gothic Classics: the Castle of Otranto and the Old English Baron

Horace Walpole was the youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole, the great statesman, who died Earl of Orford. He was born in 1717, the year in which his father resigned office, remaining in opposition for almost three years before his return to a long tenure of power. Horace Walpole was educated at Eton, where he formed a school friendship with Thomas Gray, who was but a few months older. In 1739 Gray was travelling-companion with Walpole in France and Italy until they differed and parted; but the friendship was afterwards renewed, and remained firm to the end. Horace Walpole went from Eton to King's College, Cambridge, and entered Parliament in 1741, the year before his father's final resignation and acceptance of an earldom. His way of life was made easy to him. As Usher of the Exchequer, Comptroller of the Pipe, and Clerk of the Estreats in the Exchequer, he received nearly two thousand a year for doing nothing, lived with his father, and amused himself.

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