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The History Of The Caliph Vathek - 9781535071376
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9781535071376
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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. The novel chronicles the fall from power of the Caliph Vathek (a fictionalised version of the historical Al-Wathiq), who renounces Islam and engages with his mother, Carathis, in a series of licentious and deplorable activities designed to gain him supernatural powers. At the end of the novel, instead of attaining these powers, Vathek descends into a hell ruled by the demon Eblis where he is doomed to wander endlessly and speechlessly.
| Author: William Beckford, Henry Morley |
| Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Jul 03, 2016 |
| Number of Pages: 126 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 1535071370 |
| ISBN-13: 9781535071376 |
The History Of The Caliph Vathek - 9781535071376
$11.41
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. The novel chronicles the fall from power of the Caliph Vathek (a fictionalised version of the historical Al-Wathiq), who renounces Islam and engages with his mother, Carathis, in a series of licentious and deplorable activities designed to gain him supernatural powers. At the end of the novel, instead of attaining these powers, Vathek descends into a hell ruled by the demon Eblis where he is doomed to wander endlessly and speechlessly.
| Author: William Beckford, Henry Morley |
| Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Jul 03, 2016 |
| Number of Pages: 126 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 1535071370 |
| ISBN-13: 9781535071376 |
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