Between the Gothic and the Plague
Why we can't have nice things
This volume contains five stories - some short, some long. Each that builds upon the heritage of the other. It starts with The Castle of Ontarato (1764) by Horace Walpole which is considered the first, Gothic Novel; Vathek, An Arabian Tale (1782) by William Beckford, was influenced by Walpole and Arabian Nights; The Last Man (1826) by Mary Shelley carries on the theme of the previous works, but could be viewed as one of the first science fiction post-apocalyptic novels; The Masque of the Red Death (1842) by Edgar Allen Poe also focuses on apocalyptic forces and society's efforts (or lack thereof) to deal with it. Finally, The Scarlet Plague…
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Weitere Autoren: Beckford, William / Shelley, Mary / Poe, Edgar Allen / London, Jack / Kostka, Jan (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-950423-38-5
- EAN: 9781950423385
- Produktnummer: 34148948
- Verlag: Simon & Schuster N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 528 S.
- Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.9 cm
Über den Autor
Jan Kostka is a editor of Science Fictin and Fantasy based in New Jersey Horace Walpole was an 18th century English politician and writer who is acknowledged to have written the first Gothic novel. William Beckford was also an 18th and early 19th century writer who was friends with Lord Byron and others of the period Mary Shelley was an author of the 19th century, the daughter of famous parents and the wife of one of the famous poets of the day. She is most famous for her work, Frankenstein. Edgar Allen Poe was a 19th century author famous for the macabre in short stories Jack London was a late 19th century / early 20th century author and newspaperman, most known for his stories of the outdoors.
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