The Castle of Otranto
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The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole that is widely regarded as the first Gothic novel, blending medieval romance with supernatural horror.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English-language literary work
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Gothic novel → novel → |
| adaptedAs |
stage adaptations
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| author |
Horace Walpole
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| containsMotif |
ancestral curse
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forbidden love → haunted castle → labyrinthine architecture → prophetic visions → supernatural apparitions → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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| criticalReputation |
often described as the first Gothic novel
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| firstEditionPublisher |
Thomas Lownds
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| genre |
Gothic fiction
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horror fiction → medieval romance → |
| hasTheme |
family curse
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hereditary guilt → legitimacy and inheritance → prophecy and fate → supernatural → tyranny and usurpation → |
| influenced |
Ann Radcliffe
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Gothic novel tradition → Matthew Gregory Lewis → |
| initialPublicationForm |
anonymous publication
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| inThePublicDomain |
true
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| laterEditionParatext |
author’s preface acknowledging authorship
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| literaryMovement |
Gothic literature
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| literarySignificance |
established many conventions of Gothic fiction
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| mainCharacter |
Conrad
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Hippolita → Isabella → Manfred → Matilda → Theodore → |
| narrativeForm |
prose fiction
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| narrativePerspective |
third-person narration
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| originalClaimedForm |
translation of an Italian manuscript
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| originalLanguage |
English
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| placeOfPublication |
London
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| publicationDate |
1764
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| settingCountry |
Italy
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| settingLocation |
Otranto
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| settingPeriod |
medieval period
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| structure |
five chapters
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| subtitle |
A Story
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Referenced by (19)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Conrad
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Hippolita → Isabella → Matilda → |
appearsIn |
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Gothic literature
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Horace Walpole → Strawberry Hill House ("inspired "The Castle of Otranto"") → |
notableWork |
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Conrad
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Matilda → |
diesIn |
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Hippolita
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Matilda ("The Castle of Otranto (1764)") → |
firstAppearance |
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Gothic literature
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firstMajorWork |
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Otranto
("The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole")
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hasLiteraryConnection |
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Strawberry Hill Press
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hasNotableWork |
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Horace Walpole
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knownFor |
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Hippolita
("The Castle of Otranto (1764 novel)")
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publicationContext |
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Hippolita
("The Castle of Otranto, or The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story")
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relatedWork |
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The Mysterious Mother
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relatedWorkByAuthor |
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Isabella
("Castle of Otranto")
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settingOfActions |