William Thomas Beckford (1. října 1760 Fonthill, Wiltshire – 2. května 1844 Bath, Somerset) byl anglický politik, majitel plantáží, sběratel umění a preromantický spisovatel, autor gotického románu Vathek, ve kterém zkombinoval prvky hrůzostrašného románu s příběhy z arabského Orientu.
William Beckford (novelist) - Wikipedia
William Thomas Beckford (29 September 1760 – 2 May 1844) was a British writer and politician. [1 ] He was reputed at one stage to be England's richest commoner.
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Beckford's claims, in fact, rest on the half-score or even half-dozen pages towards the end: but these pages are hard to parallel in the later literature of prose fiction.
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Portrait of William Beckford is a 1782 portrait painting by the British artist Joshua Reynolds. [1 ] [2 ] [3 ] It depicts William Beckford, noted as a novelist during the Georgian era.
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In Britain, Beckford was a supporter of the Whig party, including Prime Minister William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. He also publicly supported progressive causes and frequently championed the London public. [1 ] [2 ]
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Klasický autor gotického románu W. Beckford byl prvním , který do tohoto žánru přinesl orientální příběh - byl jím jeho román Vathek. Daleko více než...
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English: William Thomas Beckford (1 October 1760 – 2 May 1844), usually known as William Beckford, was an English novelist, art critic, travel writer and politician.
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William Beckford was an eccentric English dilettante, author of the Gothic novel Vathek (1786). Such writers as George Gordon, Lord Byron, and Stéphane Mallarmé acknowledged his genius.
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William Beckford (1760–1844) was an English novelist, art collector, and patron of the arts, best known for his Orientalist novel 'Vathek' (1786), which is often regarded as a pinnacle of Gothic fiction.
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