Crotchet Castle

Повесть Томаса Лава Пикока "Аббатство кошмаров" — пародия на готический роман, являющаяся сатирой на характерные для того времени пессимизм, байронизм и трансцендентализм. В ней, с подлинно английским юмором, изображён круг Шелли, Байрона и Колриджа (к которому принадлежал и сам Пикок), и пародируются не только готический роман, но и манеры и произведения большинства прототипов действующих лиц. Действие происходит в Кошмарском аббатстве, на самом деле воспроизведена атмосфера общества Шелли в...

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