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Horace Walpole
The Castle of Otranto
Horace Walpole
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The
Castle
of
Otranto
is
generally
regarded
as
the
first
gothic
novel.
It
tells
the
story
of
Manfred,
lord
of
the
castle,
and
his
family.
On
the
wedding-day
of
his
sickly
son
Conrad
and
princess
Isabella,
Conrad
is
crushed
to
death
by
a
gigantic
helmet
that
falls
on
him
from
above.
This
inexplicable
event
is
particularly
ominous
in
light
of
an
ancient
prophecy.
Manfred,
terrified
that
Conrad's
death
signals
the
beginning
of
the
end
for
his
line,
resolves
to
avert
destruction
by
marrying
Isabella
himself
while
divorcing
his
current
wife
Hippolita,
whom
he
feels
has
failed
to
bear
him
a
proper
heir.
The
novel
merged
medievalism
and
terror
in
a
style
that
has
endured
ever
since.
The
aesthetics
of
the
book
shaped
modern-day
gothic
books,
films,
art,
music
and
the
Goth subculture.
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