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| Author | Edward Bulwer-Lytton |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Gothic |
| Publisher | Saunders and Otley |
Publication date | 1837 |
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Ernest Maltravers is an 1837 novel by the British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton, originally published in three volumes. It is Gothic in style, and features a protagonist combining "Byronic stature and Coleridgean philosophical ambition".[1] It was followed by a sequel Alice.[2]
The following year it was adapted into a stage play of the same title by Louisa Medina, which first appeared on 28 March 1838 at the National Theatre in New York City.[3]
Film versions
In 1914 it was adapted into an American short silent film Ernest Maltravers directed by Travers Vale. A further silent film, the British feature-length Ernest Maltravers was released in 1920, directed by Jack Denton and starring Lillian Hall-Davis.[4]
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Graham, Sarah (ed.) A History of the Bildungsroman. Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- Mulvey-Roberts, Marie (ed.)The Handbook to Gothic Literature. NYU Press, 1998.
- Rodríguez, Miriam López & María Dolores Narbona Carrión (ed.) Women's Contribution to Nineteenth-century American Theatre. Universitat de València, 28 Nov 2011.
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