Daphne du Maurier: The English Romantic Novelist with a Gothic Twist, Diapositivas de Inglés

¡Descarga Daphne du Maurier: The English Romantic Novelist with a Gothic Twist y más Diapositivas en PDF de Inglés solo en Docsity! Daphne du Maurier Daphne du Maurier was an English author and playwright. Although she is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories have been described as "moody and resonant" with overtones of the paranormal. Her bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by critics, but have since earned an enduring reputation for the narrative craft. Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive. Daphne du Maurier was born in London, the middle of three daughters of actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather was writer and cartoonist George du Maurier. At first, she studied at home with her sisters, and it will be later when she increases her knowledge in cities such as London, Meudon and Paris, where her facet as a writer began in 1928. At the age of 18 she wrote some stories that would be published later in "The apple tree" (1952). In 1931 she published her first novel when she was in her early twenties, with the publicity of this novel she met her future husband, Sir Frederick Browning. While being wealthy from her novel, she and her husband lived in a mansion in Cornwell called Menabilly, Menabilly was later used as the model for the mansion Manderley in her novel Rebecca. In 1969 she was named a Lady of the British Empire in honor of her work, and twenty years later, on April 19, 1989, she died at the age of 81. Writing highlights: -Alfred Hitchcock made a film based on her novel Rebecca, which made her one of the best-known authors in the world. -Unlike many other authors of this time, she focused on psychology, art and experimenting with new techniques. She loved writing novels that appealed to the audience of love, fantasy, adventure and mystery. -In some novels, she used her feelings towards her mother and father to create a vision of her characters. She introduces an image of an overbearing and deadly father and even incest. - Some of her novels, like Rebecca, The Birds and Don't Look Now, stand out because they bring a Gothic aspect into her writing. People thought of her as a romantic and fantasy writer, but with these other novels, she shows us her gothic side.