The Castle of Otranto

Livro digital

Título:
The Castle of Otranto

Autor:
Horace Walpole

Categoria:
Ficção > Terror

Doador:
Raffaello D. N.

Sinopse:
English edition. In a castle marked by prophecy, threatened lineage, and inexplicable events, a sudden tragedy unleashes pursuit, family revelation, and supernatural signs. Power tries to control destiny, but the past refuses to stay buried. Horace Walpole brings together castles, secret passages, cursed inheritances, and aristocratic terror in a narrative that shaped many of the codes of Gothic literature. More than a historical curiosity, the book shows the beginning of an entire aesthetic. First published in 1764, The Castle of Otranto is widely treated as a founding work of the Gothic novel and an important root of literary horror.