Vathek & Other Stories: A William Beckford Reader (Hardcover)

by William Beckford (Author), Malcolm Jack (Author)

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Hardcover: 314 pages
Publisher: Pickering & Chatto Ltd (March 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 185196049X
ISBN-13: 978-1851960491
Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 567 g
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Beckford's Gothic novel, "Vathek", an Arabian tale, was originally written in French when the author was twenty-one. It is the story of Caliph Vathek, whose eye can kill at a glance, who makes a pact with the Devil, Eblis. This edition includes an introductory essay on William Beckford (1760-1844), encompassing the development of genre, the satirical mode, the Oriental tale, travel writing and diaries. The texts include "The Vision", "Vathek", selections from the "Biographical Memoirs", "Azemia", the "Journal of 1787", plus travel writing and writing on dreams.

About the Author

Editor Malcolm Jack is an independent scholar living in London. He specializes in eighteenth century English and French literature. He is author of Corruption and Progress: The Eighteenth Century Debate

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