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The History of the Caliph Vathek
William Beckford
2012 · Start Publishing LLC
Fiction, generalFrench literature, translations into englishDescription and travelFictionInheritance and succession
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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.
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