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Horace Walpole, 4.º Conde de Orford (Londres, 24 de setembro de 1717 — Londres, 2 de março de 1797) foi um aristocrata e romancista inglês. Inaugurou um novo gênero literário, o romance gótico, com a publicação da obra O Castelo de Otranto (The Castle of Otranto, 1764).
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (/ ˈ w ɔː l p oʊ l /; 24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian, and Whig politician.
História. Enredo. Referências. O Castelo de Otranto (em Inglês, The Castle of Otranto) é um romance de 1764 escrito por Horace Walpole. É o primeiro romance da literatura gótica, tendo inspirado muitos autores posteriores, como Ann Radcliffe, Bram Stoker, Daphne du Maurier e Stephen King.
The Castle of Otranto is a novel by Horace Walpole. First published in 1764, it is generally regarded as the first gothic novel. In the second edition, Walpole applied the word 'Gothic' to the novel in the subtitle – A Gothic Story. Set in a haunted castle, the novel merged medievalism and terror in a style that has endured ever since.
15 de abr. de 2024 · Horace Walpole (1717–97) was an English writer, connoisseur, and collector best known for The Castle of Otranto, which was the first Gothic novel in English and among the earliest horror stories. He built the Gothic Revival mansion known as Strawberry Hill, and he was a committed writer of letters.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Horacio Walpole, IV conde de Orford, conocido comúnmente como Horace Walpole, (24 de septiembre de 1717-2 de marzo de 1797), político, escritor e innovador arquitecto británico. Fue primo del marino Horacio Nelson (Lord Nelson).
Under Horace Walpole. Purchase and planning. Clock tower of the later 'Waldegrave' extension. In May 1747, Horace Walpole took a lease on a small 17th-century house that was "little more than a cottage", with 5 acres (20,000 m 2) of land from a Mrs. Chenevix.
