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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... manner in which the girls adjusted their simple dress , gave a character to the scene entirely French . The front of the chateau , which , having a southern aspect , opened upon the grandeur of the mountains , was occupied on the ground ...
... manner in which the girls adjusted their simple dress , gave a character to the scene entirely French . The front of the chateau , which , having a southern aspect , opened upon the grandeur of the mountains , was occupied on the ground ...
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... manner, which added grace to beauty, and rendered her a very interesting object to persons of a congenial disposition. But St. Aubert had too much good sense to prefer a charm to a virtue; and had penetration enough to see, that this ...
... manner, which added grace to beauty, and rendered her a very interesting object to persons of a congenial disposition. But St. Aubert had too much good sense to prefer a charm to a virtue; and had penetration enough to see, that this ...
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... considerations of prudence , restrained her expression of this resentment , there was ever after a mild reserve in her manner towards M. Quesnel , which he both understood and felt . In his own marriage he did not follow his sister's.
... considerations of prudence , restrained her expression of this resentment , there was ever after a mild reserve in her manner towards M. Quesnel , which he both understood and felt . In his own marriage he did not follow his sister's.
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... manner , which she observed , and took occasion , when her family had once quitted the chamber , to tell him , that she perceived her death was approaching . ' Do not attempt to deceive me , ' said she , ' I feel that I cannot long ...
... manner , which she observed , and took occasion , when her family had once quitted the chamber , to tell him , that she perceived her death was approaching . ' Do not attempt to deceive me , ' said she , ' I feel that I cannot long ...
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... Cavigni , his friend , appeared to be about thirty - his inferior in dignity , but equal to him in penetration of countenance , and superior in insinuation of manner . Emily was shocked by the salutation with which Madame Cheron.
... Cavigni , his friend , appeared to be about thirty - his inferior in dignity , but equal to him in penetration of countenance , and superior in insinuation of manner . Emily was shocked by the salutation with which Madame Cheron.
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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