81. William Beckford: The Fool Of Fonthill Few men attained greater celebrity during the late eighteenth and early nineteenthcenturies than William Beckford (1760—1844), the wealthiest man in England http://www.infopt.demon.co.uk/beckfor1.htm

William Beckford The Fool of Fonthill Rictor Norton nouveau riche ones — but they chose to ostracize this remarkable personality, dubbing him "The Fool of Fonthill." But even money cannot stop the mouths of gossip-mongers. When this self-styled Caliph was 19, he fell in love with the Hon William Courtenay, later 3rd Viscount and 9th Earl of Devon, then ten years old and regarded as one of the most beautiful boys in England, borne out by paintings of him. Beckford and Courtenay saw each other frequently either at Fonthill or at Powderham Castle in Devon, Courtenay's home, for nearly six peaceful years. But then, in 1784, a visitor to Powderham claimed to have heard some "strange goings on" in Courtenay's bedroom, with Beckford apparently in bed with the lad. Soon the newspapers started circulating rumours about the country squire and his "Kitty," as the beautiful Courtenay was effeminately dubbed. Greville wrote to Sir William Hamilton in Naples to say that Beckford "probably will be obliged to vacate his seat, and retire to Italy to make up the loss which Italy has sustained by Lord Tilney's death." Most men would have fled immediately to the Continent, but for nearly a year Beckford braved out the storm of abuse and secluded himself at Fonthill. No criminal charges were filed, but King George III, who personally wished that Beckford could have been hanged, dismissed Beckford's application for a peerage. Beckford and Courtenay were forced to separate to avoid further reprisal. Beckford finally went abroad, where he remained for the next ten years, living mainly in Portugal, followed by an entourage so magnificent that during his travels he was often mistaken for the Emperor of Austria — and charged accordingly. Courtenay, now Lord Devon, secluded himself at Powderham, which he inherited after his father's death.

82. Magazine Antiques: William Beckford, Collector - Bard Graduate Center For Studie A mere fraction of Beckford s immense holdings have been drawn together for anexhibition entitled William Beckford, 1760 1844 An Eye for the Magnificent http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1026/is_4_160/ai_79030135

@import url(/css/us/style.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); Advanced Search Home Help IN all publications this publication Automotive Business Computing Entertainment Health News Reference Sports YOU ARE HERE Articles Magazine Antiques Oct, 2001 Content provided in partnership with Print friendly Tell a friend Find subscription deals William Beckford, collector - Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York, New York - Brief Article Magazine Antiques Oct, 2001 by Allison Eckardt Ledes William Beckford was one of Britain's most flamboyant eccentrics in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He was known not only because of his great wealth but also through his writings, astute patronage, insatiable collecting, and scandalous bisexual liaisons. His fleeting monument to himself in Wiltshire, Fonthill Abbey (which fell down during his lifetime), was a vast house in the Gothic revival style surmounted by a three-hundred-foot-tall spire. It was the talk of the town in its day because it was among the first structures in the Gothic style and its cathedral-like appearance was a radical departure from the more classical country seats then scattered throughout England. Immense as it was, it was nonetheless crammed with rare artworks and precious objects that few saw because Beckford was a social outcast. Beckford inherited his wealth, which his forebears had amassed from enormous sugar plantations in Jamaica. His somewhat less than aristocratic social status on his father's side (he was perceived as nouveau riche) further reduced his own position when his homosexual dalliances became general knowledge. The scandal caused the withdrawal of the offer to make him a baron. Indeed, in 1785, shortly after the birth of his daughter, Susan Euphemia, the family was forced to retreat for a while to Switzerland. Yet when he opened Fonthill Abbey in 1822 in preparation for selling it and most of its contents at auction, 7,200 people, including half the British peerage, came to see what was inside.

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William Beckford, from Vathek Vathek pages in the Norton Web site for "Literary Gothicism." Though he wrote several other works, including two books of travel, he is now principally known for the raucous and sensational Vathek , originally written in French in 1782, first published in English translation (largely by Samuel Henley) in 1786, and subsequently read by practically everyone of note in the next hundred years. Keats mentions it in his letters and drew on it for some of his descriptions in Hyperion ; Byron used it extensively in his notes to The Giaour ; Stéphane Mallarmé, who issued an edition of the French version in 1876, termed it "one of the proudest freaks of the nascent modern imagination" (Alan Richardson, introduction to

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William Beckford, from Vathek Vathek The Rocky Horror Picture Show Vathek was written in French — "at a single sitting of three days and two nights," according to the Dictionary of National Biography An Arabian Tale, from an Unpublished Manuscript (1786). Byron was one of its many enthusiastic readers, possessing several copies and drawing on it extensively for his own best-selling The Giaour (1813). Besides Vathek, * * * A deathlike stillness reigned over the mountain, and through the air. The moon dilated, on a vast platform, the shades of the lofty columns, which reached from the terrace almost to the clouds. The gloomy watch-towers, whose numbers could not be counted, were veiled by no roof; and their capitals, of an architecture unknown in the records of the earth, served as an asylum for the birds of darkness, which, alarmed at the approach of such visitants, fled away croaking.

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88. Archive he Dulwich Picture Gallery are hosting an exhibition of the work ofWilliam Beckford (17601844). Part of Oriflamme s remit is to http://www.zyworld.com/Oriflammejournal/beckford.htm

he Dulwich Picture Gallery are hosting an exhibition of the work of William Beckford (1760-1844). Part of Oriflamme's remit is to feature coverage of medievalism and Willam Beckford was one of the greatest cultural medievalists of the early nineteenth century. " William Beckford is one of the greatest names in the history of collecting. In 1822, his decision to sell the contents of Fonthill Abbey caused a feeding frenzy. Fonthill Abbey revealed Beckford as a leading advocate of Gothic architecture, design and history., but his taste was broader than that- he had a passion for the Medieval period that stretched to include oriental, Islamic, and Renaissance work. Beckford ignited the enthusiasm and taste of a generation of architects and designers. He inherited his family's Jamaican sugar plantations and was known as England's wealthiest son. he completed a Grand Tour of unparalled lavishness and became a figure of international repute as a young man,not, least as the author of the sensational novel 'Valthek', which he wrote at 21, signalling the arrival of a person of truly exotic character and taste." Colin Spencer, author of 'Homosexuality-A History" described Beckford as " Quite the most controversial figure at this time (who) managed to break all the rules, but in doing so was ostracised by English Society. Nicknamed the 'Fool of Fonthil' William Beckford was the richest man in England.....At the age of nineteen Beckford met and fell in love with William Courtney, aged ten, a pupil at Westminster school and regarded as one of the most beautiful youths in England. Two years later Beckford married a Scottish heiress with whom he had two chidlren. He remained close to Courtney.

89. Gothic Literature By Study Guide William Beckford (1760–1844). William Beckford, known as both the richest and mosteccentric man of his time, was born September 29, 1760, in London, England. http://www.bookrags.com/guides/gothicliterature/repauth.htm

90. Gothic Literature Representative Authors William Beckford (1760–1844) William Beckford, known as both the richest and mosteccentric man of his time, was born September 29, 1760, in London, England. http://www.enotes.com/gothic-literature/30991

Gothic Literature by Search eNotes: Search as phrase eNotes Home Literature Guides Viewpoints Series Author Sites ... About Welcome, guest! Login Join eNotes Help Thursday, June 3, 2004 Gothic Literature: Introduction Representative Authors Representative Works Themes ... Tell a friend about Gothic Literature eNotes. Printer-friendly version Download PDF William Beckford (1760–1844) William Beckford, known as both the richest and most eccentric man of his time, was born September 29, 1760, in London, England. By all accounts, Beckford was brilliant, musically gifted, and highly artistic. He was also scandalous and hedonistic. He had no desire to follow in his father’s political or business footprints, much to his father’s dismay. Rather, young Beckford preferred to travel, write, spend money, and collect art. Because of improper relationships with his cousin’s wife, Louisa, and a young man named William “Kitty” Courtenay, Beckford was sent by his mother to the Continent to give the scandal time to die down. Indeed, young Beckford’s life followed this pattern repeatedly. He... This is a free excerpt. For the full page get the:

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BIOGRAPHIES Last update: May 4 th William Beckford (1760 -1844) U.K. Writer and politician Few men attained greater celebrity during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries than William Beckford, the wealthiest man in England. With enormous wealth as his Aladdin's lamp, he decided to make his Arabian dreams come true. By the time he died at the venerable age of 84, he had built the loftiest domestic residence in the world, had assembled a virtual harem of boys, had his own militia to protect his Fonthill estate of 6,000 acres, had written the first Oriental-Gothic horror novel in English literature, and had become the most scandalous connoisseur of hedonism in the modern world. His society bemusedly tolerated most eccentrics even nouveau riche ones - but they chose to ostracize this remarkable personality, dubbing him "The Fool of Fonthill." Beckford's father, twice Lord Mayor of London, was the richest man in England, with extensive holdings in the cloth industry, property, government bonds, and sugar plantations. As a result, Beckford received a brilliant education, and was widely learned in French, Latin, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, philosophy, law, literature and physics by the age of 17. His private piano teacher was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - at least that is the legend, too romantic to be discouraged. He was being brought up as an empire builder, but his father died when Beckford was only ten, leaving him with no political ambition, and a millionaire's taste for pleasure.

93. Beckford Suite De Contes Arabes Translate this page La publication par nos soins de six de ses œuvres fait que l’image de WilliamBeckford (1760-1844) – auteur du seul Vathek, auteur à la vie ébouriffante http://www.jose-corti.fr/titresromantiques/suitedecontesarabes.html

William Beckford, Suite de contes arabes La Suite des contes arabes Vathek La Suite des Contes Arabes Mille et une nuits bildungsroman Les Mille et une nuits. Didier Girard 352 pages ISBN : 2-7143-0442-7 105 F 16 Euros

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Beckford, William Óèëüÿì Áåêôîðä (William Beckford, 1709-1770) – îòåö Ìýðè àìèëüòîí (Mary Hamilton) – ìàòü Ìàðãàðåò îðäîí (Margaret Gordon, 17.. – 1786) – æåíà îäû ôðàíöóçñêîé ðåâîëþöèè Áåêôîðä ïðîæèë âî Ôðàíöèè, ãäå ïîääåðæèâàë õîðîøèå îòíîøåíèÿ ñ ëèäåðàìè ÿêîáèíöåâ. Çàòåì îí îêîëî òðåõ ëåò ïðîâåë â Ïîðòóãàëèè è Èñïàíèè, ãäå âûñòðîèë ñåáå çàìîê, áëèç óñòüÿ Òàõî. Ñîáðàë êîëëåêöèþ âîñòî÷íûõ ðàðèòåòîâ è ñëûë ëè÷íîñòüþ ýêñòðàâàãàíòíîé è ñêàíäàëüíîé. Ïî âîçâðàùåíèè èç Ïîðòóãàëèè Áåêôîðä ïîñåëèëñÿ â àááàòñòâå Ôîíòõèëë (Fonthill), ïåðåñòðîèâ åãî ïî ñâîåìó âêóñó, â ìîäíîì ãîòè÷åñêîì ñòèëå. Ïåðâûì ïðîèçâåäåíèåì àâòîðà ñòàëè «Áèîãðàôè÷åñêèå ìåìóàðû ýêñòðàîðäèíàðíûõ æèâîïèñöåâ» (Biographical Memoirs of Extraordinary Painters, 1780) – íåáîëüøàÿ îñòðîóìíàÿ è ñàðêàñòè÷åñêàÿ øóòêà. Íî â èñòîðèþ ìèðîâîé ëèòåðàòóðû Óèëÿüì Áåêôîðä âîøåë áëàãîäàðÿ ñâîåé ïîâåñòè « » (Vathek, 1786). Ïåðâîíà÷àëüíûé âàðèàíò áûë íàïèñàí íà ôðàíöóçñêîì ÿçûêå â ÿíâàðå 1782 ãîäà, à ïîçæå ïåðåâåäåí íà àíãëèéñêèé Ñýìþýëåì Õåíëè (Samuel Henley). Ýòà «âîñòî÷íàÿ ïîâåñòü» áûëà îïóáëèêîâàíà â 1786 ãîäó â Ëîíäîíå è îêàçàëà çàìåòíîå âëèÿíèå íà ðàçâèòèå ðîìàíòèçìà, â ÷àñòíîñòè, íà òâîð÷åñòâî Áàéðîíà. Òåïåðü « Ñâîåîáðàçíûì ïðîäîëæåíèåì ýòîé ïîâåñòè ÿâëÿåòñÿ ñáîðíèê ðàññêàçîâ «Ýïèçîäû èç «Âàòåêà» (The Episodes of Vathek), âïåðâûå èçäàííîì â 1912 ãîäó.  ýòèõ íîâåëëàõ, êàê áû äîøåäøèõ ê íàì èç Ïðåèñïîäíåé îò èçâðàùåííûõ èíäèâèäóóìîâ, îáðå÷åííûõ ê âå÷íîìó ñòðàäàíèþ.  íèõ ðàññìàòðèâàþòñÿ òàêèå òåìû êàê íåêðîôèëèÿ, òðàíñâåñòèçì, êðîâîñìåøåíèå, íåîãðàíè÷åííàÿ æàæäà âëàñòè. «Ýïèçîäû èç «Âàòåêà» – êðèê îò÷àÿíèÿ ÷åëîâåêà, îáðå÷åííîãî íà çàïðåùåííóþ ëþáîâü (ãîìîñåêñóàëèçì).

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The Romantic Era In 1789, William Lisle Bowles (1762-1850) wrote an influential sonnet sequence, Fourteen Sonnets , a sign of brighter times ahead for the form. As rational, witty, neoclassical seventeenth century poems written in heroic couplets gave way to major works in more open forms, the sonnet was somehow adapted to accommodate the literary values of this period. In many of these works one can sense the new worth placed on intuition and spontaneity. Second, perhaps, only to Shakespeare, William Wordsworth (1770-1850) is generally considered one of the greatest sonneteers. Writing over five hundred sonnets (mostly the early ones are still read), he ushered the form back into widespread use and also revived the sonnet sequence. Wordsworth continued the work of Milton in freeing the sonnet's subject matter from the conventional and treated the sonnet as a subjective "verse essay" in which to explore his emotions ( Among the well known poets of the Romantic period, John Keats (1795-1821) and Percy Shelley (1792-1822) wrote the sonnets most commonly anthologized "Bright Star" and "Ozymandius" , respectively. Other notable poets, including

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Il Gotico e il Sublime Si affermò così il mito del "gotico": termine usato all'inizio senza nessun significato storico stilistico, ma piuttosto in modo evocativo, come richiamo al Goto nemico del Greco, al sentimento opposto al raziocinio. Thomas Percy - L'enorme succeso del volume "Reliquies of Old Ancient Poetry" di Thomas Percy. Thomas Percy (1729-1811) Selected Poetry Edited by Thomas Percy (1729-1811) James Macpherson - Liriche pseudo-medievali: le elegie ossianiche. James Macpherson (1736-1796) Cultura Celtica e sua sopravvivenza Thomas Gray Thomas Gray (1716-1771) Thomas Gray, "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" (1751) Adam de Cardonnel - Nel 1788 editò l'album "Picturesque Antiquities of Scotland". Adam de Cardonnel (d 1820), The Burns Encyclopedia Richard Hurd - Nelle "Letters on Chivalry and Romance" del 1762 rivendicò la complessità dell'"Architettura Gotica". Richard Hurd (1720-1808) The Early Letters of Bishop Richard Hurd, 1739 to 1762 The Gentleman's Magazine - Gli articoli, frequenti dal 1780, mostrano illustrazioni suggestive ma scarsa competenza critica.

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