The Tale of Terror: A Study of the Gothic RomanceConstable Limited, 1921 - 241 A history of the 'thriller' from myth and folk-tale through Walpole and Mrs Radcliffe to Poe and Le Fanu. |
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... reason ; the renascence of terror and wonder in poetry ; the " attempt to blend the marvellous of old story with the natural of modern novels " PAGES 1-15 CHAPTER II THE BEGINNINGS OF GOTHIC ROMANCE Walpole's admiration for Gothic art ...
... reason ; the renascence of terror and wonder in poetry ; the " attempt to blend the marvellous of old story with the natural of modern novels " PAGES 1-15 CHAPTER II THE BEGINNINGS OF GOTHIC ROMANCE Walpole's admiration for Gothic art ...
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... reason was ostensibly incredulous and superior . A scene in one of the Spectator essays illustrates pleasantly the state of popular opinion . Addison , lodging with a good - natured widow in London , returns home one day to find a group ...
... reason was ostensibly incredulous and superior . A scene in one of the Spectator essays illustrates pleasantly the state of popular opinion . Addison , lodging with a good - natured widow in London , returns home one day to find a group ...
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... reason , he sent forth his mediaeval tale disguised as a translation from the Italian of " Onuphrio Muralto , " by William Marshall . It was only after it had been received with enthusiasm that he confessed the author- ship . As he ...
... reason , he sent forth his mediaeval tale disguised as a translation from the Italian of " Onuphrio Muralto , " by William Marshall . It was only after it had been received with enthusiasm that he confessed the author- ship . As he ...
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... gradually prevailed over all the consolations of reason and philosophy ; nor was his heart free from the terrors of assassination . In order to dissipate these agreeable reveries , he had re- THE BEGINNINGS OF GOTHIC ROMANCE 23.
... gradually prevailed over all the consolations of reason and philosophy ; nor was his heart free from the terrors of assassination . In order to dissipate these agreeable reveries , he had re- THE BEGINNINGS OF GOTHIC ROMANCE 23.
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... reason shrunk before the thronging ideas of his fancy , which represented this music as the prelude to some- thing strange and supernatural.1 The figure of a woman , arrayed in a flowing robe and veil , approaches -- and proves to be ...
... reason shrunk before the thronging ideas of his fancy , which represented this music as the prelude to some- thing strange and supernatural.1 The figure of a woman , arrayed in a flowing robe and veil , approaches -- and proves to be ...
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