Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Frankenstein

图书标准信息

• 作者 Horace、William、Mary Shelley 著；Peter Fairclough 编
• 出版社 Penguin Classics
• 出版时间 1968-12
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780140430363
• 定价 133.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 512页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TheGothicnovel,whichflourishedfromabout1765until1825,revelsinthehorribleandthesupernatural,insuspenseandexoticsettings.Thisvolume,withitseruditeintroductionbyMarioPraz,presentsthreeofthemostcelebratedGothicnovels:TheCastleofOtranto,publishedpseudonymouslyin1765,isoneofthefirstofthegenreandthemosttrulyGothicofthethree.Vathek(1786),anorientaltalebyaneccentricmillionaire,exoticallycombinesGothicromanticismwiththevivacityofTheArabianNightsandisanarrativetourdeforce.ThestoryofFrankenstein(1818)andthemonsterhecreatedisasspine-chillingtodayasiteverwas;asinallGothicnovels,horroristhekeynote.

【作者简介】

HoraceWalpole;WilliamBeckford;MaryShelley;Ed.PeterFairclough,Intro.MarioPraz