The Old English Baron by Clara Reeve, Fiction, Horror - Reeve, Clara
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Clara Reeve (1729-1807), novelist, was the author of several novels, of which only one is remembered -- The Old English Baron (1777), written in imitation of, or rivalry with, the Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, with which it has often been printed. Her novel has noticeably influenced Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Her innovative history of prose fiction, The Progress of Romance (1785), can be regarded generally as a precursor to modern histories of the novel and specifically as upholding the tradition of female literary history. From the Preface: This Story is the…mehr

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Clara Reeve (1729-1807), novelist, was the author of several novels, of which only one is remembered -- The Old English Baron (1777), written in imitation of, or rivalry with, the Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, with which it has often been printed. Her novel has noticeably influenced Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Her innovative history of prose fiction, The Progress of Romance (1785), can be regarded generally as a precursor to modern histories of the novel and specifically as upholding the tradition of female literary history. From the Preface: This Story is the literary offspring of The Castle of Otranto, written upon the same plan, with a design to unite the most attractive and interesting circumstances of the ancient Romance and modern Novel, at the same time it assumes a character and manner of its own, that differs from both; it is distinguished by the appellation of a Gothic Story, being a picture of Gothic times and manners. . . . A man shall admire and almost adore the Epic poems of the Ancients, and yet despise and execrate the ancient Romances, which are only Epics in prose. When your expectation is wound up to the highest pitch, these circumstances take it down with a witness, destroy the work of imagination, and, instead of attention, excite laughter. I was both surprised and vexed to find the enchantment dissolved, which I wished might continue to the end of the book; and several of its readers have confessed the same disappointment to me: The beauties are so numerous, that we cannot bear the defects, but want it to be perfect in all respects.
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Clara Reeve (1729-1807) was an English novelist best known for her contribution to the Gothic literary tradition, particularly through her novel ""The Old English Baron."" She was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, and was the daughter of Reverend William Reeve, a clergyman who likely influenced her interest in literature and history. Reeve's ""The Old English Baron"" is significant for its attempt to blend the supernatural with the believable, setting a precedent for later Gothic fiction. She sought to ground the Gothic elements within a more realistic framework, focusing on historical accuracy and the moral development of characters. Reeve's literary career began relatively late in her life. Her first work, ""The Phoenix"" (1772), was a translation of a Latin work by Bishop Barclay. Clara Reeve is remembered as a pivotal figure in the development of Gothic fiction. Her efforts to make the genre more accessible and morally instructive influenced later writers and helped establish Gothic fiction as a serious literary form. Her blend of romance, history, and Gothic elements set the stage for subsequent developments in the genre, influencing authors such as Ann Radcliffe and Mary Shelley. Reeve's work, particularly ""The Old English Baron,"" remains a touchstone in the study of Gothic literature, marking an important step in the genre's evolution from sensationalism to a more nuanced and morally engaged form of storytelling.