nemobis ha recensito Vathek di William Beckford (Oxford world's classics)
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2 stelle
Ben scritto, ma non molto interessante.
Brossura, 346 pagine
lingua English
Pubblicato il 10 Ottobre 1971 da Scolar Press.
2 stelle
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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.