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Verdens første gyser! Horace Walpoles "Slottet i Otranto", der er skrevet i 1764, indledte en litterær genre, der blev umådeligt populær i sidste halvdel af 1700-tallet og første halvdel af 1800-tallet. "Slottet i Otranto" fortæller hi
'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 be
When Conrad, son of Prince Manfred of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances on his wedding day, his father, fearing his line is at an end, declares that he will divorce his wife and marry his late sons intended bride. Soon, however, this planned
Widely considered the first gothic novel, and indeed an initiator of the whole genre, The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It tells the tale of the lord of a castle, Manfred, and his family. Manfred's son Conrad is about to be marr
On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances. His calculating father Manfred fears that his dynasty will now come to an end and determines to marry his son's bride himself - despite the fact he
The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It is generally held to be the first gothic novel, initiating a literary genre which would become extremely popular in the later 18th century and early 19th century.
In a faraway medieval realm, Manfred, an arrogant and evil prince, rules with an iron fist. Banishing his wife to the castle dungeon, he confines - and plans to wed - the lovely Isabella, fianc e of his recently deceased son. The prince's plans are fo
The Castle of Otranto (1764) is the first supernatural & one of the most influential works of Gothic fiction, first published in 1764. On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances. His calculating