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On the day of Conrad’s wedding to princess Isabella, a horrible accident befalls the bridegroom. Fearing that this is the realization of a terrible ancient prophecy, Conrad’s father Manfred believes that the fate foretold by the prophecy can only be averted if he marries Isabella himself. “The Castle of Otranto” – a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole – is credited with creating the genre of the gothic novel.
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This Broadview edition pairs the first Gothic novel with the first Gothic drama, both by Horace Walpole. Published on Christmas Eve, 1764, on Walpole's private press at Strawberry Hill, his Gothicized country house, The Castle of Otranto became an instant and immediate classic of the Gothic genre as well as the prototype for Gothic fiction for the next two hundred years. Walpole's brooding and intense drama, The Mysterious Mother, focuses on the protagonist's angst over an act of incest with his mother, and includes the appearance of Father Benedict, Gothic literature's first evil monk. Appendices in this edition include selections from Walpole’s letters, contemporary responses, and writings illustrating the aesthetic and intellectual climate of the period. Also included is Sir Walter Scott’s introduction to the 1811 edition of The Castle of Otranto.
About the Author
Horace Walpole (1717-97), 4th Earl of Orford, was the son of the Whig Prime Minister, Robert Walpole. In 1747 he moved to Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, which he transformed into his "little Gothic castle". He was at the centre of literary and political society and an arbiter of taste. He is remembered for his witty letters to a wide circle of friends. Michael Gamer is Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of 'Romanticism and the Gothic' (CUP, 2000).
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- PublisherEmpire Books
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 161949177X
- ISBN 13 9781619491779
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages106
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