The Canterville Ghost and other stories . The story of the Canterville Ghost takes place in an old English country house, Canterville Chase, which has all the accoutrements of a traditional haunted house. Descriptions of the wainscoting, the library paneled in black oak, and the armor in the hallway characterize the Gothic setting and help Wilde clash the Old World with the New. Typical of the style of the English Decadents, [citation needed] the gothic atmosphere reveals the author’s fascination with the macabre. Yet he mixes the macabre with comedy, juxtaposing devices from traditional English ghost stories such as creaking floorboards, clanking chains, and ancient prophecies with symbols of modern American consumerism. Wilde’s Gothic setting helps emphasize the contrast between cultures-setting modern Americans in what could arguably be a classic symbol of British history-and underscores the "modern" thinking of the house's mismatched residents, the Otises.

The Canterville Ghost and other stories . Òðè êîðîòêèõ ðàññêàçà âñåìèðíî èçâåñòíîãî ïèñàòåëÿ XIX âåêà: The Canterville Ghost, The Model Millionaire è Lord Arthur Saville's Crime.

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