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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... door into some subterranean vault , whence you was never to return , ' Blanche and Henri banter in reply , and Henri caps their dialogue with a typically Tilneyish gallantry : ' No , ' replied Blanche , laughingly , ' you seem to love ...
... door into some subterranean vault , whence you was never to return , ' Blanche and Henri banter in reply , and Henri caps their dialogue with a typically Tilneyish gallantry : ' No , ' replied Blanche , laughingly , ' you seem to love ...
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... door half open, concluded that he was in his study—for, since the death of Madame St. Aubert, it had been frequently his custom to rise from his restless bed, and go thither to compose his mind. When she was below stairs she looked into ...
... door half open, concluded that he was in his study—for, since the death of Madame St. Aubert, it had been frequently his custom to rise from his restless bed, and go thither to compose his mind. When she was below stairs she looked into ...
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Ann Radcliffe Bonamy Dobrée. his door, and receiving no answer, stepped softly in, to be certain whether he was there. The room was dark, but a light glimmered through some panes of glass that were placed in the upper part of a closet- door ...
Ann Radcliffe Bonamy Dobrée. his door, and receiving no answer, stepped softly in, to be certain whether he was there. The room was dark, but a light glimmered through some panes of glass that were placed in the upper part of a closet- door ...
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... door . But this she thought it her duty to oppose , and she felt it to be her inclination to disappoint the muleteer . Valancourt , however , was positive , and the tedious affair was at length settled . It was late when St. Aubert and ...
... door . But this she thought it her duty to oppose , and she felt it to be her inclination to disappoint the muleteer . Valancourt , however , was positive , and the tedious affair was at length settled . It was late when St. Aubert and ...
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... door several minutes after they were seated , and none of the party seemed to have courage enough to say - Farewell . At length , St. Aubert pronounced the melancholy word , which Emily passed to Valancourt , who returned it , with a ...
... door several minutes after they were seated , and none of the party seemed to have courage enough to say - Farewell . At length , St. Aubert pronounced the melancholy word , which Emily passed to Valancourt , who returned it , with a ...
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