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The C nt er vi G host - W i i edi , t he f r ee encycl pedi a e l kp a oa The Canterville Ghost
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"The Cante rville Ghos t" is a popular short story by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage. It was the first of Wilde 's stories to be published, appearing in the magazine The Court and
Societ y Rev iew in February 1887. It was later included in a collection of short stories entitled Lord Art hur Sav ile 's Crime and
Ot her St ories in 1891.
Contents
1 Setting
2 Plot
3 Story
4 Wit and Humor
5 Film and television adaptations
6 In music
7 References
8 External links
Setting
"He met w ith a s evere fall" - Illus tration by
Wallac e Golds mith of the effec ts of a butter s lide s et up by the tw ins as part of their c ampaign of prac tic al jokes agains t the ghos t.
The story of the Canterville Ghost takes place in an old English country house, Canterville Chase, which has all the accoutrements of a traditional haunted house. Descriptions of the wainscotting, the library paneled in black oak, and the armor in the hallway characterize the Gothic setting and help Wilde clash the
Old World with the New. Typical of the style of the English Decadents,[cita tio n n eed ed ] the gothic atmosphere reveals the author’s fascination with the macabre. Yet he mixes the macabre with comedy, juxtaposing devices from traditional English ghost stories such as creaking floorboards, clanking chains, and ancient prophecies with symbols of modern American consumerism. Wilde’s Gothic setting helps emphasize the contrast between cultures—setting modern Americans in what could arguably be a classic symbol of British history—and underscores the "modern" thinking of the house 's mismatched residents, the Otises.
P l ot
The story begins when Mr Otis 's family shifted to Canterville Chase, despite warnings from Canterville
The C nt er vi G host - W i i edi , t he f r ee encycl pedi a e l kp a oa The Canterville Ghost
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- - 117.192.79.50 (talk) 01:19, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
"The Cante rville Ghos t" is a popular short story by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage. It was the first of Wilde 's stories to be published, appearing in the magazine The Court and
Societ y Rev iew in February 1887. It was later included in a collection of short stories entitled Lord Art hur Sav ile 's Crime and
Ot her St ories in 1891.
Contents
1 Setting
2 Plot
3 Story
4 Wit and Humor
5 Film and television adaptations
6 In music
7 References
8 External links
Setting
"He met w ith a s evere fall" - Illus tration by
Wallac e Golds mith of the effec ts of a butter s lide s et up by the tw ins as part of their c ampaign of prac tic al jokes agains t the ghos t.
The story of the Canterville Ghost takes place in an old English country house, Canterville Chase, which has all the accoutrements of a traditional haunted house. Descriptions of the wainscotting, the library paneled in black oak, and the armor in the hallway characterize the Gothic setting and help Wilde clash the
Old World with the New. Typical of the style of the English Decadents,[cita tio n n eed ed ] the gothic atmosphere reveals the author’s fascination with the macabre. Yet he mixes the macabre with comedy, juxtaposing devices from traditional English ghost stories such as creaking floorboards, clanking chains, and ancient prophecies with symbols of modern American consumerism. Wilde’s Gothic setting helps emphasize the contrast between cultures—setting modern Americans in what could arguably be a classic symbol of British history—and underscores the "modern" thinking of the house 's mismatched residents, the Otises.
P l ot
The story begins when Mr Otis 's family shifted to Canterville Chase, despite warnings from Canterville
References: 1. ^ Lambert, Philip (2011). To B roadway, To Lif e! The Musical Theater of B ock and Harnick . Oxford Univers ity Pres s