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13 de dic. de 2014 · The Castle of Otranto: The creepy tale that launched gothic fiction - BBC News. 13 December 2014. ALAMY. Tragic tales of doomed romance and supernatural horror, often set in baroque...
In horror, Manfred realizes that he has slain not Isabella but his own daughter, Matilda. Moments after Matilda’s death, the castle wall behind Manfred crumbles, revealing a gigantic vision of Alfonso. The image of Alfonso declares that his grandson, Theodore, is the true heir of Otranto.
Language. English. Genre. Gothic, horror novel. Publication date. 1764. The Castle of Otranto is a novel by Horace Walpole. First published in 1764, 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.
5 de mar. de 2022 · The Castle of Otranto will be a model for future writers in Gothic fiction, like Ann Radcliffe’s Sicilian Romance or even Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It is therefore the perfect example for analysing one of the main themes in horror fiction: the Gothic concept of the haunted house.
20 de jul. de 2011 · El castillo de Otranto por Horace Walpole Otranto es el gótico que los inspiró a todos, estableciendo los denominadores comunes del género: un villano codicioso y controlador; una heroína dulce e inocente (o incluso dos); un héroe valiente con un pasado misterioso; ubicaciones europeas medievales exóticas; un castillo con ...
3 de oct. de 2014 · The action of Otranto takes place predominantly in the dark in a suffocatingly claustrophobic castle and in secret underground passages. Inexplicable events plague the plot, and the dead — embodying the inescapable crimes of the past — haunt the characters like avenging revenants.
5 de sept. de 2023 · The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 gothic horror novel written by the 4th Earl of Oxford, Horace Walpole. It is considered the first Gothic story ever written, and as such, it influenced...
