nemobis ha recensito Vathek di William Beckford (Oxford world's classics)
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2 stelle
Ben scritto, ma non molto interessante.
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Pubblicato il 10 Luglio 2009 da The Floating Press.
Vathek
William Beckford: Vathek (EBook, 2009, The Floating Press)
- ISBN:
- 978-1-77541-559-6
- Numero OCLC:
- 593889324
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Vathek is one of the earliest and most influential Gothic novels. Its hero is the Caliph Vathek who renounces Islam in a hedonistic quest for supernatural powers, which leads to his downfall. Beckford's genius was in marrying Orientalism with the Gothic, both sources of fascination and delight to reading audiences of the time.