Fort of Otranto

Fort of Otranto

by (english) Horace Walpole

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62Kwords16chapters
Latest:
Ch. 16Untitled
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About This Novel

"Fort Otranto" was born in 1764 and was written by Horace Walpole. This novel is the first Gothic novel in the history of British literature. The novel shows the nostalgia for the Middle Ages, the rebellion against rationalism, and the pursuit of subjective imagination. Explore new themes, discover the aesthetic value of "weirdness", liberate the imagination bound by reason, and explore the writing skills of Gothic novels. "Fort Otranto" created a new genre of novels and had a non-negligible influence on novels, film and television creations in the second half of the 18th century and beyond.

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书友2023123143684750mo ago

The translation is very poor. I feel that many words are too modern, and there are also missing words, resulting in contradictory sentences.

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Book Friend 20231104234783112mo ago

Tofu heart

Keep up the good looks!

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起来_BA33mo ago

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Eng3532 Department Head, here I come... I'm exhausted

书友
书友2023033168856339mo ago

Poor translation

I really can't stand it at all

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Book Friends 2021030176550952436111mo ago

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书友
书友2021030175361725768111mo ago

nice

The writing is quite unique, I like it!

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Book Friends 2021030176553744910111mo ago

It's always been like this! I really like works with mystery themes

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Xiaomin112mo ago

Good! ! ! !

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Green. Fan Xian111mo ago

Straight collection. 😘😘

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