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Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873)

Autore di Carmilla

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The greatest author of supernatural fiction during the nineteenth century was undoubtedly J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Le Fanu was born in Dublin and, as with so many other English popular fiction authors of his time, entered the genre of fiction by way of journalism, working on such publications as the mostra altro Evening Mail and the Dublin University Magazine. Le Fanu came from a middle-class background; his family was of Huguenot descent. He graduated from Trinity College and married in 1844. After his wife died in 1858, until his own death, Le Fanu was known as a recluse, creating his ghost fiction late at night in bed. Probably he began writing ghost fiction in 1838; his earliest supernatural story is often cited as being either "The Ghost and the Bone-Setter" or the "Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh," both of which were later collected in the anthology entitled The Purcell Papers (1880). Writing most effectively in the short story form, Le Fanu's tales such as "Carmilla" (a vampire story that is thought possibly to have influenced Bram Stoker's Dracula) and the problematic "Green Tea" are considered by many literary scholars to be classics of the supernatural genre. His lengthy Gothic novels, such as Uncle Silas (1864), though less highly regarded than his shorter fiction, are nonetheless wonderfully atmospheric. Le Fanu's particular brand of literary horror tends toward the refined, subtle fright rather than the graphic sensationalism of Matthew Gregory Lewis. His work influenced other prominent horror fiction authors, including M. R. James. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

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Opere di Sheridan Le Fanu

Carmilla (1872) 2,841 copie
In a Glass Darkly (1872) — Autore — 1,417 copie
The House by the Churchyard (1863) 242 copie
Wylder's Hand (1864) 209 copie
The Wyvern Mystery (1869) 138 copie
The Rose and the Key (1871) 98 copie
Ghost Stories and Mysteries (1975) — Author's full name, alcune edizioni98 copie
Carmilla e altri racconti (1839) 94 copie
The Evil Guest (1851) 87 copie
The Purcell Papers (1880) 75 copie
Green Tea [short story] (1869) 72 copie
Checkmate (1871) 50 copie
Guy Deverell (1865) 36 copie
A Stable for Nightmares (1896) 32 copie
In a Glass Darkly, v. 3/3 (2011) 30 copie
Fantasmi irlandesi (1973) — Autore; Autore, alcune edizioni29 copie
The Vampire: An Anthology (1963) — Collaboratore — 28 copie
The Cock and Anchor (1845) 26 copie
In a Glass Darkly, v. 1/3 (2011) 21 copie
Geistergeschichten. (1996) 20 copie
Vampire Lovers (1970) 17 copie
In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 (2011) 14 copie
Carmilla / The Evil Guest (2008) 13 copie
La profecía de Cloostedd (1979) 13 copie
Mr. Justice Harbottle (1991) 12 copie
Willing to Die (2009) 11 copie
The Familiar (1847) 11 copie
Haunted Lives: A Novel (1977) 10 copie
Schalken the Painter (2020) 10 copie
The watcher (1851) 7 copie
Tra fantasmi e vampiri (1998) 7 copie
All in the dark (1866) 6 copie
Avventure di fantasmi (1991) 5 copie
Invitation au crime (2003) 5 copie
The Best Horror Stories (1970) 5 copie
Cuentos de terror (2014) 4 copie
L' ospite di Dracula (1990) 4 copie
Carmilla ; Té verde (1974) 4 copie
The Classic Gothic Horror Collection (2021) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
The Murdered Cousin (1851) 3 copie
Marston of Dunoran (2015) 3 copie
A Lost Name (2011) 3 copie
Zelený děs (1872) 3 copie
The Haunted Baronet (2021) 3 copie
Le Fanu's ghostly tales (2014) 2 copie
Le Hobereau maudit (1987) 2 copie
Té verde (2014) 2 copie
Two Weird Mysteries (2006) 2 copie
The Annotated Carmilla (2011) 2 copie
Désir de mort (2010) 2 copie
Los Vampiros No Mueren (1991) 2 copie
Ghost stories (2009) 1 copia
Osobliwe Zdarzenia (2017) 1 copia
Der schwarze Vorhang (2009) 1 copia
Te verde (2010) 1 copia
El tio Silas 1 copia
L'inseguitore 1 copia
The Prelude 1 copia
Carmilla 1 copia
The Mysterious Lodger (1850) 1 copia
V temném zrcadle (2011) 1 copia
El tío Silas 1 copia

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The Ghostmasters: Weird Stories by Famous Writers (1976) — Collaboratore — 27 copie
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Mortal Echoes: Encounters With the End (2018) — Collaboratore — 25 copie
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Tales of Dungeons and Dragons (1986) — Collaboratore; Collaboratore — 23 copie
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The Tenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories (1974) — Collaboratore — 20 copie
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A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen (First Series) (1934) — Collaboratore — 18 copie
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Tales to Freeze the Blood: More Great Ghost Stories (2006) — Collaboratore — 17 copie
The Fireside Book of Ghost Stories (1947) — Collaboratore — 16 copie
Paha vieras (1996) 15 copie
Novels of Mystery from the Victorian Age (1946) — Collaboratore — 15 copie
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Discussioni

THE DEEP ONES: "Laura Silver Bell" by J. Sheridan Le Fanu in The Weird Tradition (Aprile 2023)
THE DEEP ONES: "Green Tea" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu in The Weird Tradition (Marzo 2022)
Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla in Gothic Literature (Febbraio 2019)
Reading Group #6: 'Green Tea' in Gothic Literature (Dicembre 2018)
THE DEEP ONES: "Carmilla" by J. Sheridan Le Fanu in The Weird Tradition (Giugno 2017)

Recensioni

Precursore del più celebre "Dracula" di Bram Stoker, questo racconto gotico sa cogliere in pieno il dualismo schizofrenico dell' età vittoriana: il perbenismo di facciata, da indossare come una maschera in società, per poi covare pulsioni molto più pruriginose ed oscure in segreto, nelle alcove. Proprio come Carmilla: fanciulla languida ed ammaliante di giorno, vampira affamata e voluttuosa di notte.
La trama è scarna e per noi lettori smaliziati di oggi anche piuttosto ingenua, ma sono le atmosfere a fare la differenza: è una vicenda giocata tutta sul filo dell'ambiguità, con toni lenti a scandire i vari momenti in modo da creare tensione. E' un horror diverso da quelli adrenalinici a cui siamo abituati, ma non per questo meno accattivante.
A risentire davvero dello scorrere del tempo sono i protagonisti: non Carmilla, figura enigmatica sempre in lotta con le sue passioni, ma tutti gli altri a cominciare dalla presunta eroina Laura; è la tipica dama ottocentesca, almeno secondo le aspettative maschili: aggraziata, dolce ed assolutamente incapace di prendere qualunque iniziativa, talmente sottomessa all'autorità altrui da smbrare quasi ottusa. Infastidisce vedere come perfino davanti all'evidenza non riesca a fare nulla se non tremare e ubbidire a qualcuno. Il resto dei personaggi invece è lì solo per ragioni di trama e sbiadisce sullo sfondo.
Aldilà di questi difetti così tipici dell'epoca resta una pietra miliare della letteratura gotica, con molti elementi di originalità ed anche più spregiudicato di quanto ci si aspetterebbe (più di Dracula ad esempio, che pure è posteriore).
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John Grafton Introduction
Michael Siefener Translator, Afterword
Devendra P. Varma Introduction
Robert Kraiza Illustrator
Roland Codd Cover designer
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Roger Vadim Foreword
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Rosemary Dinnage Translator
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Paul Hookham Translator
Marjorie Laurie Translator
Thomas Franke Cover artist
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Opere
271
Opere correlate
178
Utenti
9,298
Popolarità
#2,594
Voto
3.8
Recensioni
291
ISBN
951
Lingue
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Preferito da
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