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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... countenance ' rising above it , the two women flee in terror , thinking the room haunted ( pp . 535-6 ) . Only later will it be revealed - after the servant Ludovico mysteriously disappears from the same room , room , only to appear ...
... countenance ' rising above it , the two women flee in terror , thinking the room haunted ( pp . 535-6 ) . Only later will it be revealed - after the servant Ludovico mysteriously disappears from the same room , room , only to appear ...
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... countenance , his smile , even the accents of his voice , returned with exactness to her fancy , and her heart melted to the tender recollections ' ( p . 592 ) . One is put in mind of that patient of Freud's , mentioned in the case ...
... countenance , his smile , even the accents of his voice , returned with exactness to her fancy , and her heart melted to the tender recollections ' ( p . 592 ) . One is put in mind of that patient of Freud's , mentioned in the case ...
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... countenance composed by an endeavour which did but increase his grief. Never had Emily felt the importance of the lessons, which had taught her to restrain her sensibility* so much as in these moments, and never had she practised them ...
... countenance composed by an endeavour which did but increase his grief. Never had Emily felt the importance of the lessons, which had taught her to restrain her sensibility* so much as in these moments, and never had she practised them ...
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... countenance exhibited , upon the whole , more of the haughtiness of command , and the quickness of discernment , than of any other character . Signor Cavigni , his friend , appeared to be about thirty - his inferior in dignity , but ...
... countenance exhibited , upon the whole , more of the haughtiness of command , and the quickness of discernment , than of any other character . Signor Cavigni , his friend , appeared to be about thirty - his inferior in dignity , but ...
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... countenance , which expressed with so much animation the taste and energy of her mind ; and when he spoke again , there was a peculiar tenderness in the tone of his voice , that defeated any attempt to conceal his sentiments . By ...
... countenance , which expressed with so much animation the taste and energy of her mind ; and when he spoke again , there was a peculiar tenderness in the tone of his voice , that defeated any attempt to conceal his sentiments . By ...
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abbess alarmed Ann Radcliffe Annette apartment Apennines appeared Aubert aunt Barnardine believe Blanche casement castle Cavigni chamber chateau circumstances condottieri conversation cottage Count Morano countenance dark dear distance door Dorothée Du Pont Emily Emily's emotion endeavoured enquired exclaimed eyes faint fancy father fear Gascony gloom Gothic Fiction grief happiness hear heard heart hope hour knew La Voisin lady Languedoc late leave length light listened looked Ludovico ma'amselle Madame Cheron Madame Montoni Marchioness melancholy mind mountains Mysteries of Udolpho never night observed opened passed paused perceived person Pont Pyrenées Quesnel Radcliffe rampart recollected remembered replied retired returned Rousillon scarcely scene seemed seen servants shew sigh Signor silent smile solemn soon sound spirits stair-case stranger suffered sunk surprised tears tell tenderness terrace terror Theresa Tholouse thought trembling Udolpho Valancourt Vallée Venice Verezzi Villefort voice watch waves whither wish woods