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| Original Title: | Hieroglyphic Tales |
| ISBN: | 1562790498 (ISBN13: 9781562790493) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Horace Walpole
Paperback | Pages: 113 pages Rating: 3.68 | 130 Users | 22 Reviews
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| Title | : | Hieroglyphic Tales |
| Author | : | Horace Walpole |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 113 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1993 by Mercury House (first published 1785) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Short Stories. Classics. Literature. 18th Century. Fantasy |
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Funny, absurd, satirical, and disturbing—these stories are Horace Walpole's most original, yet least known writingsThese short tales can claim to be the first surrealist writings in English and remain some of the strangest fiction in all literature. They were originally published in 1785 in an edition of six copies, all of which Walpole kept for himself. An extra story is included, which was preserved only in manuscript. Truly bizarre, Walpole's stories defy the fictional conventions of his day, beginning with an often-imitated mock preface explaining that the stories were "undoubtedly written a little before the creation of the world, and have ever since been preserved, by oral tradition, in the mountains of Crampcraggiri, an uninhabited island, not yet discovered."
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Ratings: 3.68 From 130 Users | 22 ReviewsEvaluate Containing Books Hieroglyphic Tales
Amazing! Reminds me of Jorge Luís Borges with a Monty Python's hint =)Read 'The Castle of Otranto', it was quite ok, so I guess it doesn't hurt to explore another Walpole.
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford also known as Horace Walpole was an English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. He is now largely remembered for Strawberry Hill, the home he built in Twickenham, south-west London where he revived the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors, and for his Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto. Along with the book, his
Um bom punhado de contos de pendor surrealista. É sempre bom ler obras nas quais é óbvio existir um prazer de criação sem constragimentos exteriores, ao invés de livros cujo trabalho de polimento se torna tão conspícuo a ponto de impor a sua artificilidade masturbatória irritante ao leitor.
I recorded this and found two of the stories a bit too....Rabelaisian? tasteless? for comfort. But, on the whole, I was entertained by the surreal nonsense and enjoyed doing the background research on the satirical and other references as I'm infatuated with the eighteenth century at the moment. Some bits convulsed me - it took me several goes to get out "the fair Miss Bob Oliver".
A quick, enjoyable read. This is a series of (sometimes very) short, satirical stories from the eighteenth century. It's only about 80 pages long, so even if you hate that kind of thing, you can muddle your way through in an hour. Kenneth Gross, in the introduction, describes the stories as "psychotic", but I certainly wouldn't go that far. He also argues that Walpole is more interested in the absurdity of writing a satire, rather than focusing on making a point. This works really well for me,
Um bom punhado de contos de pendor surrealista. É sempre bom ler obras nas quais é óbvio existir um prazer de criação sem constragimentos exteriores, ao invés de livros cujo trabalho de polimento se torna tão conspícuo a ponto de impor a sua artificilidade masturbatória irritante ao leitor.
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