The Castle of Otranto
- 作者
- 出版社 penguin
- 出版时间 2002年1月
- ISBN 9780140437676
- 定价 74.00
内容简介
OnthedayofhisweddingConrad,heirtothehouseofOtranto,iskilledinmysteriouscircumstances.Fearingtheendofhisdynasty,hisfather,Manfred,determinestomarryConrad'sbetrothedIsabella,untilaseriesofsupernaturaleventsstandsinhisway.Agianthelmetfallsfromthemoon,aportraitsighs,astatuebleedsandspiritswarnofimpendingtragedy,asthecurseonManfred'shouseinexorablyworksitselfout.Firstpublishedpseudonymouslyin1764asascholarlytranslationfromanancientItaliantext,TheCastleofOtrantoarguablyhasneverbeenoutofprint.Withitscompellingblendofpsychologicalrealismandsupernaturalterror,ithasinfluencedaliterarytraditionstretchingfromAnnRadcliffeandBramStokertoDaphneduMaurierandStephenKing.
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