The History of the Caliph Vathek is a Gothic novel written by William Beckford. It was composed in French beginning in 1782, and then translated into English by Reverend Samuel Henley. Vathek was written during a time when part of European culture was influenced by Orientalism. It is an Arabian tale because of the oriental setting and characters and the depiction of oriental cultures, societies, and myth. Vathek is also a Gothic novel with its emphasis on the supernatural, ghosts, and spirits, as well as the terror it tries to induce in the reader.
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- Paperback | 98 pages
- 152 x 229 x 5mm | 144g
- 22 Mar 2018
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- English
- 1986752372
- 9781986752374
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