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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... melancholy awe upon the castle , which she understood to be Montoni's ; for , though it was now lighted up by the setting sun , the gothic greatness of its features , and its mouldering walls of dark grey stone , rendered it a gloomy ...
... melancholy awe upon the castle , which she understood to be Montoni's ; for , though it was now lighted up by the setting sun , the gothic greatness of its features , and its mouldering walls of dark grey stone , rendered it a gloomy ...
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... melancholy poem ( p . 538 ) . Perhaps in a Cocteau film ( Beauty and the Beast ? ) one can imagine letters carved in stone that resemble someone's handwriting , but here one can only commiserate with Valancourt over what must have been ...
... melancholy poem ( p . 538 ) . Perhaps in a Cocteau film ( Beauty and the Beast ? ) one can imagine letters carved in stone that resemble someone's handwriting , but here one can only commiserate with Valancourt over what must have been ...
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... melancholy imaginings ' . Consciousness itself , endlessly making and unmaking the world , is the uncanny thing - the source of all joy , terror , and wonderment . This may seem paradoxical , given that Radcliffe is known as a ...
... melancholy imaginings ' . Consciousness itself , endlessly making and unmaking the world , is the uncanny thing - the source of all joy , terror , and wonderment . This may seem paradoxical , given that Radcliffe is known as a ...
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... melancholy and pleasing shade ; while from the windows the eye caught , beneath the spreading branches , the gay and luxuriant landscape stretching to the west , and overlooked on the left by the bold precipices of the Pyrenées ...
... melancholy and pleasing shade ; while from the windows the eye caught , beneath the spreading branches , the gay and luxuriant landscape stretching to the west , and overlooked on the left by the bold precipices of the Pyrenées ...
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... melancholy . The first interruptions to the happiness he had known since his retirement , were occasioned by the death of his two sons . He lost them at that age when infantine simplicity is so fascinating ; and though , in ...
... melancholy . The first interruptions to the happiness he had known since his retirement , were occasioned by the death of his two sons . He lost them at that age when infantine simplicity is so fascinating ; and though , in ...
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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