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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... faint , and sat down . As she tried to recover herself , the pencilled lines on the wainscot met her eye ; she started , as if she had seen a stranger ; but , endeavouring to conquer the tremor of her spirits , rose , and went to the ...
... faint , and sat down . As she tried to recover herself , the pencilled lines on the wainscot met her eye ; she started , as if she had seen a stranger ; but , endeavouring to conquer the tremor of her spirits , rose , and went to the ...
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... faint erroneous ray Glanc'd from th ' imperfect surfaces of things , Flung half an image on the straining eye ; While waving woods , and villages , and streams , And rocks , and mountain - tops , that long retain The ascending gleam ...
... faint erroneous ray Glanc'd from th ' imperfect surfaces of things , Flung half an image on the straining eye ; While waving woods , and villages , and streams , And rocks , and mountain - tops , that long retain The ascending gleam ...
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... fainting; and St. Aubert, apprehending still greater danger from suddenly stopping the driver, was compelled to sit quietly, and trust his fate to the strength and discretion of the mules, who seemed to possess a greater portion of the ...
... fainting; and St. Aubert, apprehending still greater danger from suddenly stopping the driver, was compelled to sit quietly, and trust his fate to the strength and discretion of the mules, who seemed to possess a greater portion of the ...
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... faint voice of Valancourt . He now himself bade the muleteer stop ; and , pronouncing the name of Valancourt , was answered in a voice , that no longer suffered him to doubt . St. Aubert , who instantly alighted and went to his ...
... faint voice of Valancourt . He now himself bade the muleteer stop ; and , pronouncing the name of Valancourt , was answered in a voice , that no longer suffered him to doubt . St. Aubert , who instantly alighted and went to his ...
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... fainting fit . Between the distress of this circumstance and that of leaving Valancourt bleeding , he scarcely knew what ... faint from loss of blood . When he mentioned the subject of his anxiety , Valancourt entreated that he would not ...
... fainting fit . Between the distress of this circumstance and that of leaving Valancourt bleeding , he scarcely knew what ... faint from loss of blood . When he mentioned the subject of his anxiety , Valancourt entreated that he would not ...
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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