- EAN13
- 9789897787249
- Éditeur
- MRJ
- Date de publication
- 10/05/2024
- Langue
- anglais
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Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) was an English author, medievalist scholar
and provost of King’s College, Cambridge, and of Eton College. Though James’s
work as a medievalist is still highly regarded, he is best remembered for his
ghost stories, which are regarded as among the best in the genre. He redefined
the ghost story for the new century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic
clichés of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. H.
P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith were admirers of James’s work. Michael
Sadleir described him as “the best ghost-story writer England has ever
produced”. Paul Theroux refers to “The Mezzotint” as “the most frightening
story I know”. In his list “The 13 Most Terrifying Horror Stories”, T. E. D.
Klein placed James’s “Casting the Runes” at number one.
and provost of King’s College, Cambridge, and of Eton College. Though James’s
work as a medievalist is still highly regarded, he is best remembered for his
ghost stories, which are regarded as among the best in the genre. He redefined
the ghost story for the new century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic
clichés of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. H.
P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith were admirers of James’s work. Michael
Sadleir described him as “the best ghost-story writer England has ever
produced”. Paul Theroux refers to “The Mezzotint” as “the most frightening
story I know”. In his list “The 13 Most Terrifying Horror Stories”, T. E. D.
Klein placed James’s “Casting the Runes” at number one.
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