Horace Walpole
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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''Horace Walpole''' (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797) was an [[English writer]], [[art historian]], [[man of letters]], [[antiquarian]] and [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] politician. |
| - | Le synopsis d'Eluard : | + | He had [[Strawberry Hill House]] built in [[Twickenham]], south-west London, reviving the [[Gothic Revival|Gothic]] style some decades before his [[Victorian era|Victorian]] successors. His literary reputation rests on the first [[Gothic fiction|Gothic novel]], ''[[The Castle of Otranto]]'' (1764). |
| - | “Le château d’Otrante est un drame plastique, la forme la plus amère, la plus rugueuse, mais aussi la mieux taillée du malheur en amour. Seuls immortels, les désirs vont leur chemin, malgré d’extraordinaires obstacles, malgré les rideaux du sang et les miroirs vides, la nature exclue, l’existence approximative, la vue inutile, les ancêtres vomis par l’Enfer, malgré la peur, l’héroïsme, la férocité, malgré le marbre des tombeaux et les squelettes, les désirs sans cesse au fil de la mort, cherchent à briser avec l’imaginaire. | + | |
| - | Horace Walpole a été le précurseur du Roman noir : de Maturin (pour la mise en scène), de Lewis (pour la précipitation passionnée des événements), d’Ann Radcliffe (pour l’atmosphère et le droit à l’absurde) et même d’Achim d’Arnim (pour la froideur dans le bizarre). Et quelques-uns des grands pans d’ombre du Château d’Otrante alimentent le terrible feu qu’allumèrent Sade, Poe et Lautréamont pour échapper au néant. Comme il n’y a qu’une grandeur, cela assure à jamais la gloire d’Horace Walpole.” | + | {{GFDL}} |
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Horace Walpole (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797) was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician.
He had Strawberry Hill House built in Twickenham, south-west London, reviving the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors. His literary reputation rests on the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764).
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