Ann Radcliffe, an English author and pioneer Gothic fiction writer, gained respectability for the genre in the 1790s through her technique of explaining supernatural events. She was highly popular and admired in her time, with renewed interest in her work in the 21st century.
Ann Radcliffe, an English author and pioneer Gothic fiction writer, gained respectability for the genre in the 1790s through her technique of explaining supernatural events. She was highly popular and admired in her time, with renewed interest in her work in the 21st century.
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| Back | Ann Radcliffe (born Ann Ward, 9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an English author and pioneer of Gothic fiction. Her technique of explaining apparently supernatural elements in her novels has been credited with gaining Gothic fiction respectability in the 1790s. Radcliffe was the most popular writer of her day and almost universally admired; contemporary critics called her the mighty enchantress and the Shakespeare of romance-writers, and her popularity continued through the 19th century. Interest has revived in the early 21st century, with the publication of paperback reprints and three biographies. |
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