Horace Walpole and the English Novel: A Study of the Influence of "The Castle of Otranto", 1764-1820 |
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... important force was the fact that when Walpole wrote his story , the school of Richardson and Fielding was all ... importance of The Castle of Otranto lies in having provided the rallying - point when the desire Jies 1The Critical ...
... important force was the fact that when Walpole wrote his story , the school of Richardson and Fielding was all ... importance of The Castle of Otranto lies in having provided the rallying - point when the desire Jies 1The Critical ...
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... important constituent elements of The Castle of Otranto . And herein lies the importance of Walpole's novel . It is true , there is no evidence to prove conclusively that any of the authors was directly influenced by Walpole , but , on ...
... important constituent elements of The Castle of Otranto . And herein lies the importance of Walpole's novel . It is true , there is no evidence to prove conclusively that any of the authors was directly influenced by Walpole , but , on ...
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... important new note of the period , the note of dissatisfaction and revolt against the whole school of terror . In 1796 was published Manfredi , Baron St. Osmund , An old English Romance , by Sarah Lansdell . The Bodleian copy of the ...
... important new note of the period , the note of dissatisfaction and revolt against the whole school of terror . In 1796 was published Manfredi , Baron St. Osmund , An old English Romance , by Sarah Lansdell . The Bodleian copy of the ...
Contents
The Dominance of Realistic Fiction and Rising | 22 |
1778 | 55 |
The Evolution of The Tale of Terror | 103 |
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