The First Gothic Story: The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

Описание: Hello everyone!
This video is about the very first "Gothic story": The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, published in 1764. I hope you enjoy learning more about the background and reception of the novel! 😊
Thank you for watching! ⚘️


Check out my other videos through my playlists:

Fantasy & Science Fiction:    • Fantasy & Science Fiction Literature  

Gothic & Romantic Literature:    • Gothic & Romantic Literature  

Literary Theory:    • Literary Theory  

Japanese Literature:    • Japanese Literature  

About this channel
I am Laura, a PhD student of Comparative Literature in Germany researching hermeneutics and aesthetics. I love reading Gothic Literature and all kinds of classics from ancient to modern times. At the moment, I am making my way through ancient and medieval stories that have influenced modern-day fantasy and science fiction literature. Besides that I also make videos in which I introduce aspects of my field of research in literary theory and also cover contemporary books every now and then.

Images:
Photo of Strawberry Hill House by Jonathan Cardy (Wikipedia)
Painting of Horace Walpole by John Giles Eccardt (1755)

Video chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:03 Summary
3:22 Life & Times of Horace Walpole
5:40 Literary techniques
11:33 1st edition from 1764
16:21 2nd edition from 1765
24:41 Conclusion
25:36 Outro

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