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Castle Rackrent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Castle Rackrent, a short novel by Maria Edgeworth published in 1800, is often regarded as the first true historical novel and the first true regional novel in English. It is also widely regarded as the first family saga, and the first novel to use the device of a narrator who is both unreliable and an observer of, rather than a player in, the actions he chronicles. The novel is one of the few of Miss Edgeworth's novels which her father did not 'edit'. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Castle_Rackrent   (189 words)

EN World - Morrus' D&D / d20 News & Reviews Site - Gormenghast 01-12-03 08:49 AM The first two books of Gormenghast (Titus Groan and Gormenghast) are difficult reads, but once you've finished the voyage throught the sprawling, grotesque, gothic and Byzantine manse that is Castle Gormenghast, you'll have endured a journey that has taken you through a truly astonishing place. It follows the fortunes of the Groan family, in their mindbogglingly huge castle Gormenghast. 01-10-03 11:53 PM apparently some gothic novel that talks about a character named Titus Groan and how he lives in a really really big and really really old castle. www.enworld.org /printthread.php?t=36749   (1226 words)

Dreamcatcher News and Headlines Morgan Freeman has come aboard to star in Castle Rock Entertainment's feature adaptation of Stephen King's best-selling novel "The Dreamcatcher" for filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan. Based on the novel by Stephen King, Lawrence Kasdan's DREAMCATCHER follows four friends who receive psychic powers as children when they aid and befriend a mentally retarded boy named Duddits. British actor Damian Lewis will take on his first lead role in a feature, starring in Castle Rock Entertainment's adaptation of Stephen King's best-selling novel "Dreamcatcher" for filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan. www.rottentomatoes.com /m/dreamcatcher/news.php   (392 words)

Criticism: Another tale to tell: postcolonial theory and the case of 'Castle Rackrent.' Given the colonial politics of this comedy, however, to be moved only to laughter by Castle Rackrent means to overlook the novel's implication in systems of colonial control, and so to reproduce the very structure of dominance and subordination the novel replays. For Castle Rackrent's irony depends on how it establishes our readerly distance from the narrator: Thady Quirk and his masters are laughable only to the extent that we persist in seeing them as beneath or below us. Situating her colonized Irish narrator and his reckless masters in a position of inferiority to the (so-called) mother country, Edgeworth represents the strangeness of the geographical other to her metropolitan reader; in the gap between "us" and "them" lies the ironic humor of the novel. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2220/is_n3_v36/ai_15847575/pg_1   (829 words)

Worldroots.com When he is remembered, it is principally for his romantic historical novel Lichtenstein: Romantische Sage aus der wuerttembergischen Geschichte (Lichtenstein: Romantic Saga from the History of Wuerttemberg, 1826; translated as The Banished:A Swabian Historical Tale, 1839) and for the picturesque castle near Reutlingen in his native Wuerttemberg that the novel inspired. The summer of 1825, spent with the family in the Guttenberg castle on the Neckar River, provided the background for his last and most contemporary novella, set in the post-Napoleonic era, *Das Bild des Kaisers* (published in Taschenbuch fuer Damen (Pocket Book for Ladies, 1828), and translated as *The Portrait of the Emperor,* 1845). The 15th century Lichtenstein fortress, which historical documents indicate was visited by Ulrich, figures prominently in the novel. worldroots.com /brigitte/hauff1.htm   (829 words)

Essay or Coursework : How far can 'Frankenstein' be considered a 'Gothic' Novel? The 'Gothic' genre was first conceived in 'The Castle of Otranto&;, a novel written by Horace Walpole in 1764, while trying to find a new way to write fiction. These seem very cliché, but 'The Castle of Otranto was the first novel ever to include these kind of things, and hence was the origin of these modern clichés. The result was a classic ghost story, involving a lonely castle, suits of armour, hidden passages and more. www.coursework.info /i/54909.html   (335 words)

Books, Listed by Author * *The Homunculus (Christoffel Press 0-9527723-3-7, Nov ’98, £5.99, 169pp, pb) [Castle of Oblivion] Fantasy novel, second in a trilogy after The Castle of Oblivion. WILSON, ROBERT C. Second Fire (Jove 0-515-11070-1, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $5.50, 372pp, pb) Horror novel of an ancient killing flame released by Indians against archaeologists who defile the graves of their dead. * *Reality Is What You Can Get Away With (Dell 0-440-50332-9, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $13.00, 148pp, tp) Humorous sf novel in the form of an illustrated screenplay discovered in the far-future ruins of Beverly Hills, commented on by more advanced humans. www.locusmag.com /index/b513.html   (2560 words)

Records for The brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood; a Blandings Castle novel. (in MARION) The brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood; a Blandings Castle novel, by P.G. Wodehouse. The brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood; a Blandings Castle novel. Records for The brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood; a Blandings Castle novel. library.cerritos.edu /MARION/%2BBRINK/d5f30000d000/0   (48 words)

Cujo - Psychology Central In the novel, we learn that at least part of the Castle Rock area is underlain by limestone which has undergone karst erosion. It begins with a reference to Frank Dodd, the Castle Rock deputy sheriff whose murder spree was the central episode in the first half of The Dead Zone. In the end, Vic, worried that his wife has not answered the phone at home, returns to Castle Rock and figures out where they are, yet by the time he gets there, Donna has killed Cujo in a gory showdown and Tad has died of dehydration after being trapped in the car for three days. psychcentral.com /psypsych/Cujo   (661 words)

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Review of Jackson's 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' I cannot go along with you in your final determination that "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" is both an Amazon Goddess novel and a Lost World novel to boot--though for the life of me I can't figure out just where in your reasoning there is a single flaw. You are arch and subtle and all devious implication, yet we immediately take your point that this novel is of a unity with all that has gone before in Shirley Jackson's troubled personal world and writing career. No, on this ONE point I MUST humbly disagree with you, knowing in advance that this foolishly stubborn position on my part means my certain verbal destruction in the razor-sharp grip of your talons. www.prairienet.org /~almahu/castle.htm   (515 words)

SF REVIEWS.NET: Gormenghast / Mervyn Peake The second volume of Mervyn Peake's prodigious Gormenghast Trilogy gives readers a breather from the melancholy of Titus Groan, favoring instead a broader emotional narrative approach to the strange goings-on in the crumbling city-sized castle. With its epic sweep, unflagging pace, and broad range that takes the reader from hilarity to horror and back again, Gormenghast is Mervyn Peake's greatest novel and one of the finest works of fantasy in the English language. And here, Steerpike, the power-mad youth who has schemed, lied, and duped his way into the upper ranks of the castle's heirarchy, descends into final, murderous evil. www.sfreviews.net /gormenghast.html   (515 words)

Gothic Novel Gothic Novels The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; The Monk; Frankenstein. Gothic Novels: Castle of Otranto, Vathek, The Monk, Frankenstein (World's Classics), Horace Walpole, William Beckford, Matthew Lewis, Mary Shelley,... Novel, type of romantic fiction that predominated in English literature in the... www.redbicycle.co.uk /gothic_novel.html   (298 words)

Scriptorium - Mervyn Peake On the surface Titus Groan is a brilliant, highly unusual gothic romance set in the sprawling castle of Gormenghast whose endless, ridiculous rituals echo a Kafkaesque nightmare and whose absurd and melancholic characters seem to have strayed from Dickens. Peake's muscular use of language and haunting use of imagery and incident ensure that Titus Groan is no gothic flight of fancy but a sustained, tragic and pathetically farcical vision as solid as castle Gormenghast itself. But underneath the eccentricities of the novel is a very modern meditation on the evil and madness of the world, and particularly of the Second World War. www.themodernword.com /scriptorium/peake.html   (298 words)

darkly romantic literature These novels shared many atributes - the castle or the monastery, the villains, the supernatural creatures (monsters, vampires, werewolfs) the hero and the heroine etc. The novels were (over)loaded with strong emotions and violent effects/affects. Horror novels, romantic novels or terror novels did not necessarily take place in a moonlit castle - the streets of London and Paris were even more frightening. The influence of the novel can't be overestimated. hem.passagen.se /hehe/darkly_romantic_literature.htm   (298 words)

Kenilworth & Hotels With e-travelguide.info Kenilworth Castle's red sandstone towers, Keep and wall are particularly beautiful in the sun and look most impressive at sunrise and sunset. The amazing tales of this great historical edifice have been immortalised in Sir Walter Scott's novel Kenilworth-if exaggerated- and are many and varied. Although the town was built before the Domesday Book was compiled, Kenilworth's name is invariably linked with its castle. www.e-travelguide.info /kenilworth   (243 words)

Dreamcatcher "Dreamcatcher," based on Stephen King's best-selling novel, began principal photography with Lawrence Kasdan at the helm on January 13, 2002, it was announced by Martin Shafer, Chairman and CEO of Castle Rock Entertainment, and Liz Glotzer, President of Castle Rock Pictures. The film stars Morgan Freeman and Tom Sizemore as military officers, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis and Timothy Olyphant as lifelong friends and Donnie Wahlberg as a mysterious figure at the center of their circle. "Dreamcatcher" is produced by Kasdan and Charles Okun, accompanied by Casey Grant as line producer. dreamcatchermovie.warnerbros.com /cmp/production.html   (351 words)

Báthory Erzsébet - Elizabeth Bathory: Bram Stoker, Elizabeth Bathory, and Dracula (Elizabeth Miller) But then, most Gothic villains lived in feudal castles, to say nothing of Eastern European aristocrats; and as Stoker was writing a vampire novel, one should not be surprised to find that the leading character drinks human blood. Following McNally's lead, Marigny also finds parallels: like the hero of the novel, Bathory lived in a feudal castle and had the specific habit of drinking human blood. One person even goes so far as to claim that Bathory's castle (Csejthe) was Stoker's model for Castle Dracula. www.bathory.org /miller02.html   (351 words)

Review14 Within just a few pages, you will have been consumed completely, the castle of Gormenghast will have become totally real to you, because it is the castle that is the central character. Well, prepare yourself: "Gormenghast, that is, the main massing of the original stone, taken by itself would have displayed a certain ponderous architectural quality were it possible to have ignored the circumfusion of those mean dwellings that swarmed like an epidemic around its outer walls." - Discuss, 25 marks. This may have been made clear as the author had intended further books, although I don't think literature could have survived any more complete Gormenghast books. parnham.members.beeb.net /Review/14.htm   (351 words)

Kenilworth, Warwickshire The Kings Arms and Castle Hotel, is where Sir Walter Scott supposedly stayed when visiting the town, during the writing of his romantic novel 'Kenilworth', in which most of the action is set in the castle. To the north of the town is the ruined Kenilworth Abbey, formerly a house of Augustinian Canons, founded by Geoffrey De Clinton in the 12th. In High Town, is the Rope Walk, now a private residence, where Bishop Latimer preached his last sermon, before going to Oxford, to be burnt at the stake, in 1555. homepage.ntlworld.com /bobjay99/ken.htm   (219 words)

Kenilworth on Encyclopedia.com A market town and bedroom community, it is famous for the ruins of Kenilworth Castle, celebrated in Sir Walter Scott 's novel Kenilworth and founded c.1120 by Geoffrey de Clinton. MEDIEVAL LIFE: The man in touch with history ; Paul Groves meets the craftsman who is recreating a medieval village in the shadow of Kenilworth Castle Kenilworth's Manifest; Cash Strapped States May Benefit from Our Recent Technical and Patent Disclosure. www.encyclopedia.com /html/K/Kenilwor.asp   (506 words)

Kenilworth - yourDictionary.com - American Heritage Dictionary It is famous for the ruins of Kenilworth Castle, founded c. Queen Elizabeth I gave the castle to her favorite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 1120 and celebrated in Sir Walter Scott's novel Kenilworth (1821). www.yourdictionary.com /ahd/k/k0034300.html   (55 words)

All about Restaurants of BIRMINGHAM Kenilworth is England's finest and most extensive castle ruin, forever linked to the greatest names of our history. For her, he restored the ancient Norman castle into one of the greatest Tudor palaces. 'Kenilworth', with its massive red sandstone keep, towers and walls glowing in the sunlight. www.restaurants-of-birmingham.com /tourist/aroundbirmingham/kenilworthcastle   (254 words)

Castle Rackrent & the Absentee - Edgeworth, Maria '''Castle Rackrent' is widely regarded as being the first regional novel in English. Castle Rackrent & the Absentee - Edgeworth, Maria Set in Ireland in the 18th Century, this riotous novel chronicles the often hopelessly dissolute and debauched lives of the landowning Rackrent family through four generations. www.tudorrose-books.com /pi/1574.html   (97 words)

Amazon.co.uk: Books: The Man in the High Castle (Penguin Modern Classics) In "The man in the High Castle", the world is described in great detail from beginning to end, and the particular events that led to the Allies' defeat are so plausible and well explained as to give anybody a sudden 'close call' panic attack. This is among the best work of Philip K Dick and, by extension, among the best SF ever and, further to that, a great novel in its own right. Possibly the best starting point for first time readers of Philip K Dick, 'The Man in the High Castle' is, I hope, destined to be re-read for many, many years to come. www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0141186674   (97 words)

Amazon.co.uk: Castle Rackrent (Oxford World's Classics): Books During the 1790s, with Ireland in political crisis, Maria Edgeworth made a surprisingly rebellious choice: in Castle Rackrent, her first novel, she adopted an Irish Catholic voice to narrate the decline of a family from her own Anglo-Irish class. Castle Rackrent's narrator, Thady Quirk, gives us four generations of Rackrent heirs - Sir Patrick, the dissipated spendthrift; Sir Murtagh, the litigating fiend; Sir Kit, the brutal husband and gambling absentee; and Sir Condy, the lovable and improvident dupe of Thady's own son, Jason. With this satire on Anglo-Irish landlords Edgeworth pioneered the regional novel and inspired Sir Walter Scott's Waverly (1814). www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0192835637   (706 words)

Abebooks Search Results - Castle Rouge A novel of suspense featuring Irene Adler, Sherlock Holmes, and Jack the Ripper. A colorful character."--"New York Times Book Review BR"Carole Nelson Douglas's vivid descriptions of people, places and events weaves a splendidly crafted tale of mystery and murder, horror, and humor."--Anne Perry BRIrene Adler is the only woman ever to have outwitted Sherlock Holmes in A Scandal in Bohemia; she is as mu. CONDITION NEW COPY, Pages: 512, A Novel of Suspense Featuring Irene Adler and Sherlock Holmes BR"Irene Adler is a swashbuckling heroine who smokes cigars, carries a pistol and disguises herself in men's clothing. textbook.abebooks.com /Title/327052/Castle+Rouge.html   (706 words)

Articles - The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) In Baum's novel, there is no hint that Oz is anything but a real place, to which Dorothy returns repeatedly (she eventually moved to Oz permanently and was joined by her aunt and uncle) in the numerous sequels. In 1995, Gregory Maguire released the critically acclaimed novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, an other-side-of-the-story look at the witches of The Wizard of Oz: Glinda and Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West). On their way to her castle, flying monkeys, sent by the Wicked Witch, capture Dorothy and Toto and take them to the castle. www.abuabu.com /articles/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1939_film)   (6593 words)

Vermont Only: Books Reviewed in 1999 - Previous Book of the Month Selections This month's selection is the first novel written by Castle Freeman, Jr., who is best known as the author of "Farmer's Calendar" and other short pieces in Yankee, Atlantic Monthly, Country Journal, and literary quarterlies. His beneficiaries seethe with resentment, and it is this interplay, the tension between this man of wealth and power and those he would control, that shapes this first novel by seasoned writer Castle Freeman, Jr. The novel is less about adoption, per se, than a meditation on the powerful issues of belonging within a family, and coming to terms with the kinds of choices in one's life that really do become forks in the road and thus shape -- often unintentionally--the path ahead. www.vtonly.com /bkrvu99.htm   (6593 words)

COURT TV ONLINE - CHAT With a screenplay, you can say "they storm the castle." In a novel, you have to describe the whole storming of the castle. This will be based on a novel called "Sadie When She Died." I finished the first draft and am currently revising it before I send it off. McBain/Hunter has himself adapted a number of his own novels for the big screen, and his books have attracted some of the top directors around the world for film adaptations. www.courttv.com /talk/chat_transcripts/2001/0529hunter.html   (2343 words)

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