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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... immediately imagines it ' the very haunt of banditti ' , and almost expects ' to see them stealing out from some hollow cave to look for their prey ' ( p . 54 ) . Similarly , the numerous monks and nuns who pop up in the novel function ...
... immediately imagines it ' the very haunt of banditti ' , and almost expects ' to see them stealing out from some hollow cave to look for their prey ' ( p . 54 ) . Similarly , the numerous monks and nuns who pop up in the novel function ...
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... immediately , it had lurked in her veins , and occasioned the heavy languor of which she had complained . St. Aubert , whose anxiety for his wife overcame every other consideration , detained the physician in his house . He remembered ...
... immediately , it had lurked in her veins , and occasioned the heavy languor of which she had complained . St. Aubert , whose anxiety for his wife overcame every other consideration , detained the physician in his house . He remembered ...
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... immediately . But he was informed , that Madame Cheron had been asked to meet him ; and , when he looked at Emily , and considered that a time might come when the enmity of her uncle would be prejudicial to her , he determined not to ...
... immediately . But he was informed , that Madame Cheron had been asked to meet him ; and , when he looked at Emily , and considered that a time might come when the enmity of her uncle would be prejudicial to her , he determined not to ...
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... immediately answered the call , and endeavoured to make his way through the thicket that clothed the steeps , following the direction of the sound . After much struggle over brambles and precipices , he reached Michael , and at length ...
... immediately answered the call , and endeavoured to make his way through the thicket that clothed the steeps , following the direction of the sound . After much struggle over brambles and precipices , he reached Michael , and at length ...
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... immediately began to sing one of those simple and lively airs he was so fond of , and which she knew how to give with the most captivating sweetness . St. Aubert smiled on her through his tears , took her hand and pressed it ...
... immediately began to sing one of those simple and lively airs he was so fond of , and which she knew how to give with the most captivating sweetness . St. Aubert smiled on her through his tears , took her hand and pressed it ...
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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