"El Castillo de Otranto", escrita por Horace Walpole (1717-1797), está considerada como la obra inaugural de la novela gótica y de terror que llegaría a popularizarse tanto a finales del siglo XVIII y durante el siglo XIX....
El castell d?Òtranto, narra la història del tirà Manfred, l?estirp arrossega una. maledicció des que el seu avi usurpà el castell als seus legítims posseïdors. Manfred tracta de perpetuar la seva herèn...
Obra que dio origen a la llamada «novela gótica», EL CASTILLO DE OTRANTO comenzó a forjar el tenebroso imaginario formado por ominosos castillos provistos de lúgubres mazmorras, por una naturaleza sombría y turbulen...
Horace Walpole (1717-1797) ha sido uno de los hombres que más ha influido en el gusto de su época. Novelista, epistológrafo, historiador, político, anticuario y coleccionista, siempre dictaminó sobre las normas del gusto...
PRESENTACIÓNLa épocaLa novela del dieciocho. La novela góticaEl autorLa obraEL CASTILLO DE OTRANTO(Relato gótico)Prólogo a la primera ediciónPrólogo a la segunda ediciónSonetoCapítulo ICap&iac...
Entre las sólidas y antiguas paredes de piedra del Castillo de Otranto se esconde una milenaria profecía,o ¿quizás una maldición? Manfred debe enfrentarse a los designios del destino para conservar su linaje,tras la inex...
'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...
When tragedy strikes on his sonâs wedding day, Lord Manfred believes it is a foreboding omen, and will do whatever it takes to stop it-no matter how immoral.
The Castle of OtrantoHorace WalpoleThe 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 crus...
Die Burg von Otranto, in der englische Originalfassung: The Castle of Otranto, ist ein Roman des britischen Politikers und Schriftstellers Horace Walpole aus dem Jahr 1764. Walpole begründete damit die Romangattung des Schauerromans, im Englischen...
This novel is the story of Conrad, son of Manfred of the house of Otranto. This thrilling tale abounds in adventure, suspense, and supernatural occurrences. Crammed with invention, entertainment, terror, and pathos, the novel was an immediate success and...
This novel, generally regarded as the first gothic novel, initiating a literary genre which would become extremely popular in the later 18th and early 19th century, tells the story of Manfred, Lord of the castle, and his family. It narrates how his son...
The following work was found in the library of an ancient Catholic family in the north of England. It was printed at Naples, in the black letter, in the year 1529. How much sooner it was written does not appear. The principal incidents are such as were...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...