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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.
El castillo de Otranto ( The Castle of Otranto, en inglés) es una novela escrita por Horace Walpole en 1764. Es considerado el texto inaugural de la literatura de terror gótico. En la segunda edición, Walpole aplicó la palabra «gótico» a la novela en el subtítulo Una historia gótica.
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.
The Castle of Otranto tells the story of Manfred, lord of the castle, and his family. The book begins on the wedding-day of his sickly son Conrad and princess Isabella. Shortly before the wedding, however, Conrad is crushed to death by a gigantic helmet that falls on him from above.
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.
