The history of the caliph Vathek

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William Beckford: The history of the caliph Vathek (1868, W. L. Allison)

199 Seiten

Sprache: English

Am 1868 von W. L. Allison veröffentlicht.

OCLC-Nummer:
3636934

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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.

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  • Arab countries -- Fiction