Download or read book The Caliph of Fonthill written by Harold Alfred Nelson Brockman and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Caliph of Fonthill written by H.A.N.. Brockman and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Caliph of Fonthill William Beckford H A N Brockman written by H. A. N.. Brockman and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Intimate Relationship Between The Caliph Vathek and the Caliph of Fonthill William Beckford 1760 1844 written by Antonis Fourlas and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vathek an Arabian tale Memoir By William North The Amber Witch Edited by W Meinhold Translated from the German by E A Friedl nder written by William Beckford and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book William Beckford of Fonthill written by Yale University. Library and published by New Haven : [s.n.]. This book was released on 1960 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Caliph Vathek written by William Beckford and published by London : [s.n.]. This book was released on 1883 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No words can describe the amazement of the courtiers when they beheld this rude merchant withstand the encounter unshocked. They all fell prostrate with their faces on the ground to avoid the risk of their lives, and continued in the same abject posture till the Caliph exclaimed in a furious tone, "Up, cowards! seize the miscreant! see that he be committed to prison and guarded by the best of my soldiers!
Download or read book The History of the Caliph Vathek written by William Beckford and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fonthill Recovered written by Caroline Dakers and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fonthill, in Wiltshire, is traditionally associated with the writer and collector William Beckford who built his Gothic fantasy house called Fonthill Abbey at the end of the eighteenth century. The collapse of the Abbey’s tower in 1825 transformed the name Fonthill into a symbol for overarching ambition and folly, a sublime ruin. Fonthill is, however, much more than the story of one man’s excesses. Beckford’s Abbey is only one of several important houses to be built on the estate since the early sixteenth century, all of them eventually consumed by fire or deliberately demolished, and all of them oddly forgotten by historians. Little now remains: a tower, a stable block, a kitchen range, some dressed stone, an indentation in a field. Fonthill Recovered draws on histories of art and architecture, politics and economics to explore the rich cultural history of this famous Wiltshire estate. The first half of the book traces the occupation of Fonthill from the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century. Some of the owners surpassed Beckford in terms of their wealth, their collections, their political power and even, in one case, their sexual misdemeanours. They include Charles I’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the richest commoner in the nineteenth century. The second half of the book consists of essays on specific topics, filling out such crucial areas as the complex history of the designed landscape, the sources of the Beckfords’ wealth and their collections, and one essay that features the most recent appearance of the Abbey in a video game.
Download or read book William Beckford of Fonthill written by Howard Gotlieb and published by . This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Brief Narrative And Catalogue Of An Exhibition To Mark The Two Hundredth Anniversary Of Beckford's Birth.
Download or read book Fonthill Recovered written by Caroline Dakers and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fonthill, in Wiltshire, is traditionally associated with the writer and collector William Beckford who built his Gothic fantasy house called Fonthill Abbey at the end of the eighteenth century. The collapse of the Abbey’s tower in 1825 transformed the name Fonthill into a symbol for overarching ambition and folly, a sublime ruin. Fonthill is, however, much more than the story of one man’s excesses. Beckford’s Abbey is only one of several important houses to be built on the estate since the early sixteenth century, all of them eventually consumed by fire or deliberately demolished, and all of them oddly forgotten by historians. Little now remains: a tower, a stable block, a kitchen range, some dressed stone, an indentation in a field. Fonthill Recovered draws on histories of art and architecture, politics and economics to explore the rich cultural history of this famous Wiltshire estate. The first half of the book traces the occupation of Fonthill from the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century. Some of the owners surpassed Beckford in terms of their wealth, their collections, their political power and even, in one case, their sexual misdemeanours. They include Charles I’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the richest commoner in the nineteenth century. The second half of the book consists of essays on specific topics, filling out such crucial areas as the complex history of the designed landscape, the sources of the Beckfords’ wealth and their collections, and one essay that features the most recent appearance of the Abbey in a video game.
Download or read book The History Of The Caliph Vathek written by William Beckford and published by . This book was released on 2023-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gothic book "The History of Caliph Vathek" was written by William Beckford. The narrative follows the adventures of Caliph Vathek, the ninth caliph of the Abassides, as he succumbs to his unquenchable need for knowledge and power. Caliph Vathek enters a realm of darkness and evil after striking a deal with the devil because of his desire. Vathek sets out on a quest for forbidden knowledge and engages in illicit pleasures under the direction of his evil mother Carathis. He runs across strange creatures, sees unsettling scenery, and experiences horrific happenings while traveling. Vathek's deeds cause agony for others as his corruption deepens and his ambition for power increases. Vathek, however, finds himself caught in a cycle of damnation from which there seems to be no escape despite his unrelenting desire of power. "The History of Caliph Vathek" is renowned for its evocative descriptions, moody locations, and treatment of topics like ambition, pride, and the effects of unrestrained aspirations. It is regarded as one of the first works of Gothic literature and has inspired other pieces in the genre.
Download or read book William Beckford of Fonthill Writer Traveller Collector Caliph written by Yale University. Library and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Caliph Vathek written by William Beckford and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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Download or read book The Life and Letters of William Beckford of Fonthill written by Lewis Saul Benjamin and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
