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Horace Walpole (1717-1797) inaugure donc le genre du roman gothique (gothic tale en anglais), avec Le Château d’Otrante, on lui doit également le concept de serendipity, ou fortuité en français, ainsi qu’une extraordinaire demeure fantaisiste de style néogothique, Strawberry Hill House.
Horace Walpole, 4º Conte di Orford, è stato uno scrittore inglese, considerato il fondatore della letteratura gotica, autore de Il castello di Otranto, primo romanzo horror propriamente detto, e attivo in diversi ambiti e con vari interessi. Famoso fu il suo vasto epistolario con cui intratteneva dotte disquisizioni sui più disparati argomenti.
Horace Walpole (1717–1797) was a collector, printer, novelist, arbiter of taste, and renowned writer of letters. In this book, eminent scholar Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis provides an unprecedented look at the life and work of one of England’s greatest men of letters. Lewis sheds light on Walpole’s relationships with his family and friends, his ...
Horace Walpole, born in London, England, on September 24, 1717, was the fourth child and youngest son of the great British prime minister Sir Robert Walpole, First Earl of Orford, and Catherine Shorter Walpole. The child was christened Horatio, but he disliked the name, preferring to be called Horace. Young Walpole enjoyed the advantages of ...
24 de sept. de 2021 · Horace Walpole (1717-1797, painting) by Joshua Reynolds 1756. On September 24, 1717, English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian, connoisseur, and collector as well as Whig politician Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford was born. Walpole built Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham, south-west London, reviving the Gothic style some decades ...
HORACE. (1717-1797) Fils du Premier ministre Robert Walpole, Horatio (que ses amis français appellent toujours Horace) est membre du Parlement de 1741 à 1768, mais son plus vif intérêt ne va pas à la politique. Il s'intéresse à l'histoire et publie quelques essais bien documentés et ingénieux, notamment une curieuse tentative de ...
