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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne (1789)di Ann Radcliffe
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Ann Radcliffe's first novel is set in the Middle Ages against the melancholy beauty of mountains and rugged coasts of the Scottish Highlands, tells the story of the warring clan chieftains of Athlin and Dunbayne. One of the earliest Gothic tales (1789), it recounts low-born Alleyn's quest for love and honour, and alternates scenes of passionate feeling with breakneck pursuits. The castle itself, in all its romantic sublimity, becomes the true focal point of the novel. Long out of print, this edition makes a little-known treasure available to modern readers. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.6Literature English English fiction Later 18th century 1745-1800Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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Both of these factors are absent from this shorter work but unfortunately its the poorer for the loss.
Without all that rich description it feels a bit colourless and without the length you simply don't have time to get a grip on the characters. Events move at a brakeneck pace and Radcliffe's usual method of suspense is undermined by how quickly it then gets resolved.
Its by no means terrible, there's some interesting bits including a very 'Sofie's Choice' situation.
However it manages to hit every cliche imaginable and has a number of elements very similar to those in Udolpho. And even if you havn't read any other Radcliffe this still manages to repeat itself on a couple of points despite its brevity. It's also very predictable.
If you want to read something like this you should probably just try [b:The Castle of Otranto|12923|The Castle of Otranto|Horace Walpole|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1390597628s/12923.jpg|46432] instead, which at least has some weird stuff to make things more interesting. ( )