The Mysteries of UdolphoOUP Oxford, 18/06/1998 - 736 من الصفحات `Her present life appeared like the dream of a distempered imagination, or like one of those frightful fictions, in which the wild genius of the poets sometimes delighted. Rreflections brought only regret, and anticipation terror.' Such is the state of mind in which Emily St. Aubuert - the orphaned heroine of Ann Radcliffe's 1794 gothic Classic, The Mysteries of Udolpho - finds herself after Count Montoni, her evil guardian, imprisions her in his gloomy medieval fortress in the Appenines. Terror is the order of the day inside the walls of Udolpho, as Emily struggles against Montoni's rapacious schemes and the threat of her own psychological disintegration. A best-seller in its day and a potent influence on Walpole, Poe, and other writers of eighteenth and nineteenth-century Gothic horror, The Mysteries of Udolpho remains one of the most important works in the history of European fiction. As the same time, with its dream-like plot and hallucinatory rendering of its characters' psychological states, it often seems strangely modern: `permanently avant-garde' in Terry Castle's words, and a profound and fascinating challenge to contemporary readers. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. |
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... Valancourt , who has inscribed a melancholy poem ( p . 538 ) . Perhaps in a Cocteau film ( Beauty and the Beast ? ) one can imagine letters carved in stone that resemble someone's handwriting , but here one can only commiserate with ...
... Valancourt , who has inscribed a melancholy poem ( p . 538 ) . Perhaps in a Cocteau film ( Beauty and the Beast ? ) one can imagine letters carved in stone that resemble someone's handwriting , but here one can only commiserate with ...
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... Valancourt, stepped on first to speak to his hostess, and she came out to welcome St. Aubert into a cottage, much superior to any he had seen. This good woman seemed very willing to accommodate the strangers, who were soon compelled to ...
... Valancourt, stepped on first to speak to his hostess, and she came out to welcome St. Aubert into a cottage, much superior to any he had seen. This good woman seemed very willing to accommodate the strangers, who were soon compelled to ...
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... Valancourt , however , was positive , and the tedious affair was at length settled . It was late when St. Aubert and Emily retired to their rooms , and Valancourt to his station at the door , which , at this mild season , he preferred ...
... Valancourt , however , was positive , and the tedious affair was at length settled . It was late when St. Aubert and Emily retired to their rooms , and Valancourt to his station at the door , which , at this mild season , he preferred ...
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... Valancourt often stopped to speak with the travellers , and with social feeling to point out to them the peculiar objects of his admiration . St. Aubert was pleased with him : ' Here is the real ingenuousness and ardour of youth ...
... Valancourt often stopped to speak with the travellers , and with social feeling to point out to them the peculiar objects of his admiration . St. Aubert was pleased with him : ' Here is the real ingenuousness and ardour of youth ...
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... Valancourt , in his present state , would bear the motion of the carriage , and perceived that he was already faint from loss of blood . When he mentioned the subject of his anxiety , Valancourt entreated that he would not suffer ...
... Valancourt , in his present state , would bear the motion of the carriage , and perceived that he was already faint from loss of blood . When he mentioned the subject of his anxiety , Valancourt entreated that he would not suffer ...
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