Melmoth the Wanderer is a gothic novel published in 1820, written by Charles Robert Maturin (uncle of Jane Wilde who was mother of Oscar Wilde). The central character, John Melmoth, is a scholar who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for 150 extra years of life and spends that time searching for someone who will take over the pact for him.

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  • Melmoth the Wanderer is a gothic novel published in 1820, written by Charles Robert Maturin (uncle of Jane Wilde who was mother of Oscar Wilde). The central character, John Melmoth, is a scholar who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for 150 extra years of life and spends that time searching for someone who will take over the pact for him. The novel actually takes place in the present, but this back story is revealed through several nested stories-within-a-story that work backwards through time (usually through the Gothic trope of old books). The novel was cited by Karl Edward Wagner as one of the thirteen best supernatural horror novels, and by H. P. Lovecraft as "an enormous stride in the evolution of the horror-tale".. The novel, which is usually considered to be the last great work of "high Gothic" fiction, goes beyond being just an entertaining horror plot. It offers some insightful social commentary on early nineteenth century England and, throughout the novel, it bitterly attacks Roman Catholicism while expounding the virtues of Protestantism's comparative unassuming simplicity. Oscar Wilde, during his travels after release from prison, called himself Sebastian Melmoth, deriving this pseudonym from the title character in his great-uncle's novel and from Saint Sebastian.
  • "Melmoth der Wanderer" (orig. Melmoth the Wanderer) ist ein 1820 erschienener Schauerroman des irischen Schriftstellers Charles Robert Maturin. Der Roman ist eine Synthese der Stilarten des terror und des gothic horror. Er gilt als „der beste englischsprachige Schauerroman“.
  • Melmoth l'errante o Melmoth l'uomo errante (Melmoth the Wanderer) è un romanzo gotico di Charles Robert Maturin, prozio di Oscar Wilde. Il libro fu pubblicato in Gran Bretagna nel 1820. In Italia la prima pubblicazione è del 1968, per i tipi di Bompiani, tradotto da Diana Bonacossa.
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  • Melmoth the Wanderer is a gothic novel published in 1820, written by Charles Robert Maturin (uncle of Jane Wilde who was mother of Oscar Wilde). The central character, John Melmoth, is a scholar who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for 150 extra years of life and spends that time searching for someone who will take over the pact for him.
  • "Melmoth der Wanderer" (orig. Melmoth the Wanderer) ist ein 1820 erschienener Schauerroman des irischen Schriftstellers Charles Robert Maturin. Der Roman ist eine Synthese der Stilarten des terror und des gothic horror. Er gilt als „der beste englischsprachige Schauerroman“.
  • Melmoth l'errante o Melmoth l'uomo errante (Melmoth the Wanderer) è un romanzo gotico di Charles Robert Maturin, prozio di Oscar Wilde. Il libro fu pubblicato in Gran Bretagna nel 1820. In Italia la prima pubblicazione è del 1968, per i tipi di Bompiani, tradotto da Diana Bonacossa.
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  • Melmoth the Wanderer
  • Melmoth der Wanderer
  • Melmoth l'errante
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