In this work, The Ghost-seer, by Friedrich von Schiller, exists an incredible force, almost supernatural, that impels the reader into a sinister world of appearances, where the senses only fail and are even complicit, acting to deceive.

The plot surges effortlessly forward to its natural and decisive

“I am like a messenger who is carrying a sealed letter to the place of its destination. What it contains might well be matter of indifference to the messenger — he is simply out to earn payment for delivery.”
Venice, La Serenissima, is the setting for this curious novel by the poet Schiller, but in t

Sconcertata dall'incompiutezza del racconto orfano di almeno un paio di capitoli, affascinata dalla scrittura che mi ha messa non poche volte in difficoltà, ho comunque potuto godere delle atmosfere di un tempo e di un luogo e restarne irretita. Venezia, che non ho mai visitato, mi rimanderà sempre

The rise of Gothic fiction in the second half of the 18th Century, also referred to as “first wave Gothic”, is generally portrayed as a peculiarly English phenomenon. This is hardly surprising, considering that the novel widely (if not uncontroversially) considered to be the first Gothic novel is Ho

Bu yazı, canlabirsene'de yayınlandı.

Hayaletgören, Friedrich Schiller'in tamamlayamadığı bir roman. Spoiler dersiniz belki ama bunu baştan söylemek istedim çünkü benim gibi bilmeden okuduğunuz zaman sonunda "şaka mı ya?" diye kalabiliyorsunuz. 1787-1789 tarihleri arasında parça parça yayınlanan Hayal

Obviously, I'm way behind in everything in life, including posting about the books I've read within the last few weeks.

there is more about this book at my online reading journal, here, if anyone is interested. If not, read on.

Despite its title, The Man Who Sees Ghosts isn't actually a novel of the