Who wrote the three novels featuring 'Gormenghast'?
"adaptations, including film, live theatre, radio performances, television serials, and an opera. Gormenghast (novel) Gormenghast is a fantasy novel by British writer Mervyn Peake, the second in his Gormenghast series. It is the story of Titus Groan, 77th Earl of Groan and Lord of Gormenghast Castle, from age 7 to 17. As the story opens, Titus dreads the pre-ordained life of ritual that stretches before him. To Titus, Master of Ritual Barquentine and his apprentice Steerpike are the embodiment of all he wants to rebel against. An important sub-plot involves Titus at school, where he encounters the professors, especially Bellgrove,"
"Mervyn Peake Mervyn Laurence Peake (9 July 1911 – 17 November 1968) was an English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the ""Gormenghast"" books. The three works were part of what Peake conceived as a lengthy cycle, the completion of which was prevented by his death. They are sometimes compared to the work of his older contemporary J. R. R. Tolkien, but his surreal fiction was influenced by his early love for Charles Dickens and Robert Louis Stevenson rather than Tolkien's studies of mythology and philology. Peake also wrote poetry"
"in modern world literature. ""Gormenghast"" is often credited as the first fantasy of manners novel. The books have been translated into over twenty languages. The series consists of three books, ""Titus Groan"" (1946), ""Gormenghast"" (1950), and ""Titus Alone"" (1959). A short book, ""Boy in Darkness"" (1956), tells the story of a brief adventure by the young Titus away from Gormenghast, although it does not name the castle. Peake had intended to write a series of books following Titus Groan through his life, as well as detailing his relationship with Gormenghast. At least two other books, tentatively titled ""Titus Awakes"" and"
"but he abandoned the idea after declaring the Radio 4 audio drama as ideal. As of 2015, author Neil Gaiman was in talks to adapt the novels for the big screen. Gormenghast ""Boy in Darkness and other stories"" (2007, the correct text and five other pieces) Other Works Mervyn Peake Mervyn Laurence Peake (9 July 1911 – 17 November 1968) was an English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the ""Gormenghast"" books. The three works were part of what Peake conceived as a lengthy cycle, the completion of which was"
"tea party. The book was published simultaneously in a limited edition of 400 signed and numbered copies, by Underwood/Miller and also a trade edition, by Arbor House. When Merlin first spies the Keep of the Four Worlds, he describes it as ""an amazingly huge and complex structure, which I immediately christened Gormenghast."" ""Gormenghast"" is the name of the sprawling, crumbling fortress from Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy. Blood of Amber Blood of Amber is a fantasy novel by American writer Roger Zelazny, published in 1986. It is the second book in the second Chronicles of Amber series, and the seventh book"
"is especially remembered for his dystopian novel ""A Clockwork Orange"" 1962. Mervyn Peake (1911–68) published his Gothic fantasy Gormenghast trilogy between 1946 and 1959. Angela Carter (1940–1992) was a novelist and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realism, and picaresque works. Writing from the 1960s until the 1980s. Sir Salman Rushdie is among a number of post Second World War writers from former British colonies who permanently settled in Britain. Rushdie achieved fame with ""Midnight's Children"" (1981). His most controversial novel ""The Satanic Verses"" (1989) was inspired in part by the life of Muhammad. Doris Lessing from Southern Rhodesia (now"
"based on Mervyn Peake's ""Gormenghast Trilogy"". ""Gormenghast"" premiered at the Opernhaus Wuppertal in 1998. Excerpts from the work were released on Spoon Records in 1999. His wife Hildegard Schmidt has been responsible for Can's management and record label, Spoon Records, since the 1970s. As of 2008, Schmidt lives in Southern France. His interests outside music include cooking. In 2015, he received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier). Irmin Schmidt Irmin Schmidt (born 29 May 1937) is a German keyboardist and composer, best known as a founding member of the band Can. Schmidt was born in Berlin, began his"
"""Gormenghast"".’ The story is one of Mervyn Peake's short works. After this he wrote only ""Titus Alone"" (1959); by the time it was published, Parkinson's disease had made writing almost impossible for him, although he continued to draw, intermittently, for several more years. ""Boy in Darkness"" is an episode in the Gormenghast series when Titus Groan, referred to as ""the Boy"" in the story, is a young teenager – placing it during the period covered by the second novel in the series, ""Gormenghast"". Yearning for freedom from his ceaseless duties as 77th Earl of Gormenghast, he escapes the ancient castle"
"Titus Groan Titus Groan is a novel by Mervyn Peake. It is the first novel in the ""Gormenghast"" series. The book is set in the huge castle of Gormenghast, a vast landscape of crumbling towers and ivy-filled quadrangles that has for centuries been the hereditary residence of the Groan family and with them a legion of servants. The Groan family is headed by Lord Sepulchrave, the seventy-sixth Earl of Groan. He is a melancholy man who feels shackled by his duties as Earl, although he never questions them. His only escape is reading in his library. His wife is the"
"the market"". Another reviewer for Mania Entertainment, Danielle Van Gorder, enjoyed ""[t]he detail and perspective in the architectural drawings"" and ""incredibly detailed costumes"" of the art book ""Falling into Fear"". Bizenghast Bizenghast is a debut gothic graphic novel series written and illustrated by M. Alice LeGrow. The first seven volumes were published by Tokyopop, with the final volume released in late April 2012. After placing in Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga competition with her short story ""Nikolai"", LeGrow successfully pitched the series to Tokyopop's editors. She worked on the series from 2004 to 2011. Set in the haunted New England"
"as the Artist and Carl Prekopp as Steerpike. It also starred Paul Rhys, Miranda Richardson, James Fleet, Tamsin Greig, Fenella Woolgar, Adrian Scarborough and Mark Benton among others. There have been stage adaptations of ""Titus Groan"", the most recent of which was by theatre company Blackshaw and debuted at the Actors' Church in London's Covent Garden in April 2012. Titus Groan Titus Groan is a novel by Mervyn Peake. It is the first novel in the ""Gormenghast"" series. The book is set in the huge castle of Gormenghast, a vast landscape of crumbling towers and ivy-filled quadrangles that has for"
"in Tibet. The series covers the events of the first two books, ""Titus Groan"" and ""Gormenghast"". It does not cover any of the events from the third book, ""Titus Alone"". At the time of its broadcast, Gormenghast was among the most ambitious serials ever undertaken by the BBC. The series required a combined five years of production and pre-production and utilized over 120 sets. Changes were made to both the plots and characters of both books. Certain changes are made to make the story fit the four episode format: The series received wide critical acclaim, with particular praise for its"
"future, which was made into a film by Stanley Kubrick in 1971. In the entirely different genre of Gothic fantasy Mervyn Peake (1911–68) published his highly successful Gormenghast trilogy between 1946 and 1959. Immigrant authors played a major role in post-war literature. Doris Lessing (1919) from Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), published her first novel ""The Grass is Singing"" in 1950, after immigrating to England. She initially wrote about her African experiences. Lessing soon became a dominant presence in the English literary scene, frequently publishing right through the century, and won the Nobel prize for literature in 2007. Salman Rushdie (born"
"a novel or series of novels. Frank Herbert left behind extensive notes related to his ""Dune"" universe, which led to son Brian Herbert and science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson's completing several prequels to the popular series. Mervyn Peake, author of the Gormenghast novels, meant to write a complete biography of the main character, Titus, but died after only completing three books in the series. Some works are presented as separate sections, each written at different times. This can lead to a piece appearing complete while the author actually intended for it to continue, or where other authors try to"
"the complete novel was published. Titus Alone Titus Alone is a novel written by Mervyn Peake and first published in 1959. It is the fourth work in the Gormenghast series. The other works in the series are ""Titus Groan"", ""Gormenghast"", the novella ""Boy in Darkness"", and the fragment ""Titus Awakes"". It was re-edited by Langdon Jones in 1970 using more of the original manuscript. The story follows Titus as he journeys through the world outside Gormenghast Castle, having left his home at the end of the second book. Titus bumbles through a desert for a time, then uses a canoe"
"(1957) concerns a woman who becomes aware that she is a character in a novel; ""The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"" (1961), at times takes the reader briefly into the distant future, to see the various fates that befall its characters. Anthony Burgess is especially remembered for his dystopian novel ""A Clockwork Orange"" (1962), set in the not-too-distant future, which was made into a film by Stanley Kubrick in 1971. In the entirely different genre of Gothic fantasy Mervyn Peake (1911–68) published his highly successful Gormenghast trilogy between 1946 and 1959. One of Penguin Books' most successful publications in the"
"the first to base on opera on the work, began working on it in the early 1990s after receiving a commission from the Wuppertaler Bühnen. Schmidt had studied composition with Stockhausen and Ligeti in the 1950s. As an avant-garde rock musician, he founded the rock band Can in 1968 and performed with them as its keyboardist for ten years. Fallowell, who had written the lyrics to two of Schmidt's albums, ""Musk at Dusk"" (1987) and ""Impossible Holidays"" (1991), wrote the first draft of the libretto while he was living in Saint Petersburg. Schmidt calls ""Gormenghast "" a ""fantasy opera""', saying"
"awards. All three books were published both in the UK and US as well as in foreign translations. Stephen Gregory (author) Stephen Gregory is a Welsh author of horror fiction. He was born in Derby, England in 1952. He has a degree in law from the University of London, and has worked as a teacher in various places, including Bangor in Wales, Algiers in Algeria and the Sudan. Gregory lived in Hollywood, California for a time, where he worked as a script writer with William Friedkin at Paramount Pictures. His works include: ""The Cormorant"" received the 1987 Somerset Maugham Award,"
"""Gormenghast Revisited"", were planned but Parkinson's disease and Peake's ensuing death at the age of 57 prevented him from writing more than a few hundred words and ideas for further volumes. Only three pages of ""Titus Awakes"" were coherently written and can be found in the Overlook Press edition of ""Titus Alone"" () and in the omnibus volume (). In the 1970s, Peake's widow Maeve Gilmore wrote her version of ""Titus Awakes"", which she called ""Search Without End"". The Peake family rediscovered this book at the end of 2009 and it was published by The Overlook Press as ""Titus Awakes:"
"Bizenghast Bizenghast is a debut gothic graphic novel series written and illustrated by M. Alice LeGrow. The first seven volumes were published by Tokyopop, with the final volume released in late April 2012. After placing in Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga competition with her short story ""Nikolai"", LeGrow successfully pitched the series to Tokyopop's editors. She worked on the series from 2004 to 2011. Set in the haunted New England town of Bizenghast, the story follows Dinah, an orphaned teenager who is tasked with returning each night to an ancient mausoleum to free the ghosts within the building. Several adaptations"
"""Gormenghast"", based on the first two books of the series. It starred Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as Steerpike, Neve McIntosh as Fuchsia, June Brown as Nannie Slagg, Ian Richardson as Lord Groan, Christopher Lee as Flay, Richard Griffiths as Swelter, Warren Mitchell as Barquentine, Celia Imrie as Countess Gertrude, Lynsey Baxter and Zoë Wanamaker as the twins, Cora and Clarice, and John Sessions as Dr Prunesquallor. The supporting cast included Olga Sosnovska, Stephen Fry and Eric Sykes and the series is also notable as the last screen performance by comedy legend Spike Milligan (as the Headmaster). A 30-minute TV short film ""A"
"Sigurd Slembe (trilogy) Sigurd Slembe (""Sigurd the Bastard""; ""slembe"" may also be translated as ""worthless"" or ""ill-disposed"") is a trilogy of plays written by the Norwegian playwright Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and published in 1862. It is regarded as his finest historical drama and was influenced by the works of William Shakespeare and Friedrich Schiller. It directly influenced Henrik Ibsen's ""The Pretenders"", written the following year, which explores some similar themes. In contrast to Ibsen's attempts to create a historical setting through artificially archaic language, Bjørnson's trilogy used contemporary language. The success of this approach seems to have prompted Ibsen to adopt"
"Titus, who blamed Steerpike for his sister's death, eventually finds and kills him. Stefan Vinzberg portrayed the character in the opera adaptation, and he was played by Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the BBC miniseries. ""The Daily Telegraph"" has described Steerpike as one of the greatest villains in English literature. They also proposed that post-war readers were not prepared to fully appreciate the character upon his initial appearance. Steerpike Steerpike is a fictional character in Mervyn Peake's novels ""Titus Groan"" and ""Gormenghast"". Steerpike might be called the antagonist of the Gormenghast trilogy, but in truth he is more of"
"Gormenghast (due to her mother being banished as an outcast) and who terrorizes the Bright Carvers, the inhabitants of the mud dwellings outside the castle walls. Her life of wild freedom makes him realise that an existence is possible other than the rigid formalities and ritual of the castle. Meanwhile, Steerpike continues his rise to power by killing Barquentine, the Master of Ritual, and taking his place, but he is eventually unmasked as a traitor and murderer. The castle is flooded by a rainstorm, and in a watery duel with Titus, Steerpike is killed, leaving the way clear for Titus"
"had written some 15 years earlier. ""Titus Alone"" was published in 1959 and was revised by Langdon Jones in 1970 to remove apparent inconsistencies introduced by the publisher's careless editing. A 1995 edition of all three completed Gormenghast novels includes a very short fragment of the beginning of what would have been the fourth Gormenghast novel, ""Titus Awakes"", as well as a listing of events and themes he wanted to address in that and later Gormenghast novels. Throughout the 1960s, Peake's health declined into physical and mental incapacitation, and he died on 17 November 1968 at a care home run"
"were ""convincing both as drama and as compositions."" In his review of the 2004 revival, Dieter Lintz described Schmidt's score, especially for the singers, as predominantly tonal and ""quite ear-friendly"" with elements of Baroque music, Benjamin Britten, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. He also noted how overwhelming sound waves combined with ""a rich, driving, yet finely differentiated beat"" often washed over the auditorium and concluded that the work was such an unusual combination of elements that it constituted a new and unique musical art form. Gormenghast (opera) Gormenghast is an opera in three acts composed by Irmin Schmidt to an English-language"
"Jack Peñate Jack Peñate (; born 2 September 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. Peñate's grandfather was Mervyn Peake, author of the ""Gormenghast"" books. He attended St. Olave's Preparatory School in New Eltham and Alleyn's School. He undertook a bachelor's degree in Ancient World Studies at University College London, but dropped out at the end of the second year as interest from record labels grew. His best friend was Adele. He was a member of the National Youth Theatre. Peñate made his way up the ranks of the club and bar scene of London before he was signed"
"finished. The ""Gormenghast"" fantasy trilogy is a trilogy by default, as author Mervyn Peake planned to write more novels set in that fictional world until his health failed. Trilogy A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games, and are less common in other art forms. Three-part works that are considered components of a larger work also exist, such as the triptych or the three-movement sonata, but they are not commonly"
"last time to his mother, who is now a penitent nun, and asks to hear ""the Crusader's Song"" so that he ""may joyfully go hence after that"". Sigurd Slembe (trilogy) Sigurd Slembe (""Sigurd the Bastard""; ""slembe"" may also be translated as ""worthless"" or ""ill-disposed"") is a trilogy of plays written by the Norwegian playwright Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and published in 1862. It is regarded as his finest historical drama and was influenced by the works of William Shakespeare and Friedrich Schiller. It directly influenced Henrik Ibsen's ""The Pretenders"", written the following year, which explores some similar themes. In contrast to Ibsen's"
"Sabatini may also be influences. The Ruritanian romances typified by ""The Prisoner of Zenda"" by Anthony Hope, or George Barr McCutcheon's ""Graustark"" itself, are also of some consequence as literary precedents, as are the historical novels of Dorothy Dunnett. Although such works all contain elements which influenced the genre, the first example of the genre-proper is widely considered to be ""Gormenghast"" by Mervyn Peake. A typical fantasy of manners tale will involve a romantic adventure that turns on some point of social punctilio or intrigue. Magic, fantastic races, and legendary creatures are downplayed within the genre, or dismissed entirely. Indeed,"
"Titus Alone Titus Alone is a novel written by Mervyn Peake and first published in 1959. It is the fourth work in the Gormenghast series. The other works in the series are ""Titus Groan"", ""Gormenghast"", the novella ""Boy in Darkness"", and the fragment ""Titus Awakes"". It was re-edited by Langdon Jones in 1970 using more of the original manuscript. The story follows Titus as he journeys through the world outside Gormenghast Castle, having left his home at the end of the second book. Titus bumbles through a desert for a time, then uses a canoe to row down the river,"
"M. Alice LeGrow Mary Alice ""Marty"" LeGrow (born 1981 in Olathe, Kansas, United States), better known by her pen name M. Alice LeGrow, is an American alternative comics artist, best known for her gothic, dark fantasy graphic novel series ""Bizenghast"". Growing up in Wiesbaden, a city in southwestern Germany, LeGrow did not have an interest in comics, as they were not readily available there. She and her family moved to New England, the northeastern region of the United States, during her middle-school years, and in her first year of high school, learnt about comics and anime (Japanese animated cartoons). In"
"Kristin Lavransdatter Kristin Lavransdatter is a trilogy of historical novels written by Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset. The individual novels are ""Kransen"" (""The Wreath""), first published in 1920, ""Husfrue"" (""The Wife""), published in 1921, and ""Korset"" (""The Cross""), published in 1922. ""Kransen"" and ""Husfrue"" were translated from the original Norwegian as ""The Bridal Wreath"" and ""The Mistress of Husaby"", respectively, in the first English translation by Charles Archer and J. S. Scott. This work formed the basis of Undset receiving the 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded to her ""principally for her powerful descriptions of Northern life during the"