The Castle of Otranto Horace Walpole

Horace Walpole

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 27.03.2017 - 76 Seiten

The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It is generally regarded as the first gothic novel, and it was indeed the first novel to describe itself by that term. Castle is thus generally credited with initiating the Gothic literary genre, one that would become extremely popular in the later 18th century and early 19th century. Thus, Walpole is arguably the forerunner of such authors as Charles Robert Maturin, Ann Radcliffe, Bram Stoker, and Daphne du Maurier.

Autoren-Profil

Horace Walpole was born in London on September 24, 1717 and educated at Eton College and Kings College, Cambridge. Upon his return from college, Walpole was elected to Parliament and served until 1768. He was the youngest son of British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole. He was known as The Earl of Orford. Walpole opened a private press that published his own works and that of his friends. He is well known for his Gothic romance novel, The Castle of Otranto. Horace Walpole died in London on March 2, 1797, after which his title became extinct since he never married or had children.

Bibliografische Informationen

• Titel: The Castle of Otranto Horace Walpole
• Autor/in: Horace Walpole
• Herausgeber: Paula Benitez
• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017
• ISBN: 1544962746, 9781544962740
• Länge: 76 Seiten