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Vathek : an Arabian tale / William Beckford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beckford, William.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Middle East--Fiction.
- Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (174 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Auckland], New Zealand : The Floating Press, 1887.
- Summary:
- Vathek is one of the earliest and most influential Gothic novels. Its hero is the Caliph Vathek who renounces Islam in a hedonistic quest for supernatural powers, which leads to his downfall. Beckford's genius was in marrying Orientalism with the Gothic, both sources of fascination and delight to reading audiences of the time.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; Introduction; Vathek
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 7, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 1-77556-960-8
- OCLC:
- 700680880
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