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Racconti Orientali (1989), Italian edition of selected works by William Beckford, presents a collection of orientalist tales drawn from the author’s 18th-century literary production. Influenced by Gothic aesthetics, exotic imagery, and Enlightenment-era fantasies, these stories reflect the Western fascination with the "Orient" as a symbolic and imaginative space. Themes of power, illusion, desire, and the supernatural recur throughout, shaped by Beckford’s refined prose and visionary settings. The volume contributes to the understanding of European literary orientalism and its cultural implications.