Vathek /
Perverse and grotesque comedy alternates with scenes of 'oriental' magnificence and evocative beauty in the story of the ruthless Caliph Vathek's journey to superb damnation among the subterranean treasures of Eblis.
| Основен автор: | Beckford, William, 1760-1844. |
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| Други автори: | Lonsdale, Roger H., Henley, Samuel, 1740-1815. |
| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English French |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
1991.
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| Издание: | [Rev. ed.]. |
| Серия: |
World's classics.
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| Предмети: | |
| Подобни документи: |
Online version::
Vathek. |
| Резюме: |
Perverse and grotesque comedy alternates with scenes of 'oriental' magnificence and evocative beauty in the story of the ruthless Caliph Vathek's journey to superb damnation among the subterranean treasures of Eblis. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
"The present text follows that of the "Third edition" of 1816, in which Beckford extensively revised and corrected Samuel Henley's original English translations from the French"--Cover. |
| Физически характеристики: |
xliii, 170 p. ; 19 cm. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxvii]-xl). |
| ISBN: |
9780192816450 (pbk.) 0192816454 (pbk.) |