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The Literary Gothic & Horace Walpole
When it comes to Gothic fiction, Walpole is The Man—his clumsy and over-the-top (at least to us) melodramatic thriller The Castle of Otranto, published on Christmas Eve in 1764 (the year in which James Watt perfected the steam engine, thus laying the groundwork for the Industrial Revolution), more-or-less began the Gothic as we know it. [eng] |
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Horace Walpole
Épistolier, critique d’art, romancier, historien, dramaturge, homme politique, H. Walpole vécut longtemps, comme son rival W. Beckford. [fra] |
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LBRuT- Local History Notes - Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole, fourth son of Sir Robert Walpole (Prime Minister 1721 - 1742) by his first wife, was born at Arlington Street in London. Much of his boyhood was spent at his father's house in Chelsea. [eng] |
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Encyclopedia.com - Results for Walpole, Horace or Horatio
1717-97, English author; youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole. [eng] |
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The Castle of Otranto
A novel by Horace Walpole, published in 1764. In the first edition it was offered as a translation from an imaginary Italian original, but Walpole acknowledged his authorship in the second edition. These circumstances suggest that The Castle of Otranto was playfully conceived, at least in part, but it proved influential in establishing the fashion for the Gothic novel. [eng] |
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