nemobis ha recensito Vathek di William Beckford (Oxford world's classics)
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2 stelle
Ben scritto, ma non molto interessante.
549, pagine
lingua English
Pubblicato il 10 Luglio 1891 da Ward, Lock.
The history of the Caliph Vathek
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William Beckford: The history of the Caliph Vathek (1891, Ward, Lock)
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- 4632849
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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.