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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... historic displacement of supernatural ' mysteries ' into human psychology , a lot of the book's original emotional force has dissipated . Thanks to Freud ( who knew his Gothic fiction ) most of us are accustomed to the.
... historic displacement of supernatural ' mysteries ' into human psychology , a lot of the book's original emotional force has dissipated . Thanks to Freud ( who knew his Gothic fiction ) most of us are accustomed to the.
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... knew how to touch with such sweet pathos . As she drew near the fishing - house , she was surprised to hear the tones of the instrument , which were awakened by the hand of taste , and uttered a plaintive air , whose exquisite melody ...
... knew how to touch with such sweet pathos . As she drew near the fishing - house , she was surprised to hear the tones of the instrument , which were awakened by the hand of taste , and uttered a plaintive air , whose exquisite melody ...
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... place with regret ; alas ! Madame St. Aubert knew not that she left it for ever . When they reached the fishing - house she missed her bracelet , and recollected that she had taken it from her arm after dinner , and had left it on the ...
... place with regret ; alas ! Madame St. Aubert knew not that she left it for ever . When they reached the fishing - house she missed her bracelet , and recollected that she had taken it from her arm after dinner , and had left it on the ...
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... knew to be negotiating with the Porte, and of the light in which Henry of Navarre was received, M. St. Aubert recollected enough of his former experience to be assured, that his guest could be only of an inferior class of politicians ...
... knew to be negotiating with the Porte, and of the light in which Henry of Navarre was received, M. St. Aubert recollected enough of his former experience to be assured, that his guest could be only of an inferior class of politicians ...
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... knew life . ' ' I mean to expend thirty or forty thousand livres on improvements , ' said M. Quesnel , without seeming to notice the words of St. Aubert ; ' for I design , next summer , to bring here my friends , the Duke de Durefort ...
... knew life . ' ' I mean to expend thirty or forty thousand livres on improvements , ' said M. Quesnel , without seeming to notice the words of St. Aubert ; ' for I design , next summer , to bring here my friends , the Duke de Durefort ...
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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