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William Beckford. William Thomas Beckford ( Fonthill, Wiltshire, 1 oktober 1760 – “Lansdown Hill”, landgoed bij Bath, 2 mei 1844) was een excentrieke Engelse schrijver, kunstverzamelaar, architect, bouwmeester en politicus.
25 de abr. de 2013 · William Beckford (1760-1844)—Orientalist, aesthete, collector, and bibliophile, who inherited a colossal fortune that he found no difficulty in spending—was an. inveterate traveller before immuring himself, first at Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire, then in Bath, for the second half of his long life.
8 de jun. de 2022 · A 19th-century engraving of Beckford’s Tower, which was built between 1826 and 1827 by the writer, slave owner and collector William Beckford (1760-1840) and is now owned by the Bath ...
Opinión sobre Vathek – William Beckford. En mi opinión, Vathek es una novela fascinante que combina elementos de terror, fantasía y aventura. La prosa poética de Beckford crea una atmósfera única que envuelve al lector desde el principio hasta el final. La caracterización del personaje principal es otro aspecto destacado de la obra.
William Thomas Beckford (* 1. Oktober 1760 in Fonthill, Wiltshire oder London; [1] † 2. Mai 1844 in Bath) war ein englischer Millionär und Exzentriker, hauptsächlich bekannt als Schriftsteller und Baumeister. Darüber hinaus war er Kritiker, Sammler, Politiker und reicher Sklavenhalter. Sein Roman Vathek beeinflusste Byron, Poe, Carl ...
William Beckford - Vathek, 'Vathek' é uma novela célebre pela inventividade, estilo e familiaridade com a cultura oriental. Através desta história o leitor tem acesso a um impressionante mundo ficcional. A tragicômica jornada do califa Vathek, monarca generoso, mas imprevisível e inquieto (dizem que quando se irritava um dos seus olhos tomava um aspecto tão horripilante que ninguém ...
William Beckford (1760-1844) was the author of the oriental tale Vathek and of several volumes of travel-writings, the builder of Fonthill Abbey, and an important collector of paintings, objets d'art and books. Fonthill has almost disappeared, most of his collections and his library have been dispersed, but his writings and this substantial ...
