Libros de William Beckford

Vathek

• 224 páginas
• A finales de 1781, para celebrar su vigésimo primer cumpleaños, William Beckford (1760- 1844) se encerró en la vieja mansión de Fonthill en compañía de su amante George Pitt, su hermana Harriot y varios amigos...

Vathek Y Sus Episodios

• 400 páginas
• Colección: Gótica . . Prefacio de Stéphane Mallarmé. Traducción y notas de Mauro Armiño. Tres días y dos noches bastaron a William Beckford (1760-1844). para escribir «Vathek» (1787), una rara...

Vathek Cen.26

• 286 páginas

Memorias Biográficas De Pintores Extraordinarios

• 120 páginas
• Practicante de la fantasía gótica, en Memorias biográficas de pintores extraordinarios el autor traza una serie de vidas que esconden, acaso, una intención paródica. Se trata de artistas que consagraron su existencia...

Vathek, Cuento árabe

• 400 páginas
• Merecedora de un largo y cálido elogio de H. P. Lo-vecraft en su ensayo «El horror en la literatura» (BT 8163), esta novela de WILLIAM BECKFORD (1760-1844) narra la historia del califa VATHEK, personaje desmesurado a quien su sed de...

Historia De La Princesa Zulkaïs Y El Príncipe Kalilah

• 119 páginas
• William Beckford comenzó a escribir Los Episodios con la intención de unirlos a su célebre Vathek y publicar todos sus relatos orientales en un solo volumen; un deseo que no pudo ver cumplido en vida, pues el tercer episodio, la Histo...

He Leadeth Me

• In this gripping and yet captivating account of a compelling true life story, William Beckford enthralls his audience with a story that will live with you - forever. He will transport you into his life and travel with him from his innocent childhood, the...

The History Of Caliph Vathek

• The History of the Caliph Vathek is a Gothic novel written by William Beckford. It was composed in..

Biographical Memoirs Of Extraordinary Painters

• Biographical Memoirs Of Extraordinary Painters is a book written by William Beckford that..

Vathek

• Vathek (1786) is a novel by William Beckford. Inspired by his travels, Beckford wrote Vathek in French before supervising its translation into English by Reverend Samuel Henley. Recognized as an instrumental work in the popularization of Orientalist ficti...

The History Of The Caliph Vathek

• Vathek (alternatively titled Vathek, an Arabian Tale or The History of the Caliph Vathek) is a..

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Vathek; An Arabian Tale

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Vathek

• 192 páginas
• A captivating hybrid of Gothic, oriental, and satiric fiction, Vathek documents the fall of Vathek, whose obsessive quest for knowledge, pleasure and power leads to his eventual damnation. An extraordinary fantasy, the novel has influenced writers from...

Azemia (valancourt Classics)

• Azemia is a satirical attack on what William Beckford perceived as characteristically feminine novel-writing. First published in 1797, under the pseudonym Jacquetta Agneta Mariana Jenks, it joined its companion volume Modern Novel Writing, or, The Elegant...

A Descriptive Account Of The Island Of J

• This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain

Four Gothic Novels

• 612 páginas
• Each of these four Gothic stories reveals a psychological tale of isolation and monomania. H. Walpole's 'The Castle of Otranto' is filled with terror and ghostly interventions. William Beckford's 'Vathek' alternates grotesque comedy...