The Monk - Couverture souple

Lewis, Matthew Gregory

 
9781847498168: The Monk
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1847498167 ISBN 13 : 9781847498168
Editeur : Alma Classics, 2019

Synopsis

A masterpiece of the Gothic genre, The Monk tells the story of the Capuchin friar Ambrosio and his fall from grace through desire, greed and lust. Published anonymously and favourably reviewed at first, the the novel was later so widely and raucously denounced for its perceived licentiousness, blasphemy and corrupting influence that Lewis had to remove controversial passages from future editions. Unsurprisingly, amidst this furore, the book was immensely popular with the reading public. Suffused with eroticism and focusing on the corrupting influence of power, The Monk pioneered a shocking new form of Gothic novel, where elements such as mob violence, incest and brutal murders replaced the gentler horrors of earlier practitioners of the genre such as Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe. This edition is here presented with notes and extra material.

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À propos de l'auteur

Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775 1818) is best known for his Gothic novel The Monk, which caused a sensation and led to its author being known as Monk Lewis for the remainder of his life.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

A masterpiece of the Gothic genre, The Monk tells the story of the Capuchin friar Ambrosio and his fall from grace through desire, greed and lust. Published anonymously and favourably reviewed at first, the the novel was later so widely and raucously denounced for its perceived licentiousness, blasphemy and corrupting influence that Lewis had to remove controversial passages from future editions. Unsurprisingly, amidst this furore, the book was immensely popular with the reading public. Suffused with eroticism and focusing on the corrupting influence of power, The Monk pioneered a shocking new form of Gothic novel, where elements such as mob violence, incest and brutal murders replaced the gentler horrors of earlier practitioners of the genre such as Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe. This edition is here presented with notes and extra material.

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Éditeur
Alma Classics
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1847498167
ISBN 13 
9781847498168
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
448
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1939140064 ISBN 13 :  9781939140067
Editeur : Valancourt Books, 2013
Couverture rigide