The Watch Tower; Or, the Sons of Ulthona
| Author | T. J. Horsley Curties |
|---|---|
| Genre | Gothic fiction |
Publication date | 1804 |
The Watch Tower; Or, the Sons of Ulthona (1804) is a Gothic novel by T. J. Horsley Curties.
The story is set in Scotland in the 1300s.[1]
The novel cites William Shakespeare as an important influence, especially to justify the story's inclusion of ghosts.[2] It draws on Macbeth, rather than the more Scottish poetry by Ossian for its plot elements.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Tracy, Ann B. (1981). The Gothic Novel 1790-1830: Plot Summaries and Index to Motifs. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 39–41.
- ^ Townshend, Dale (2012-02-03), Punter, David (ed.), "Gothic Shakespeare", A New Companion to the Gothic, Wiley, pp. 38–63, doi:10.1002/9781444354959.ch3, ISBN 978-1-4051-9806-6, retrieved 2024-04-03
- ^ Townshend, Dale (2014). "Shakespeare, Ossian and the problem of 'Scottish Gothic'". Gothic Renaissance: A reassessment. Manchester University Press. pp. 218–243.