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. |
من داخل الكتاب
النتائج 1-5 من 81
الصفحة
... equally to prevail ; and the owners eyed St. Aubert with a mixture of curiosity and timidity . Nothing like a bed could be found , and [ Valancourt ] had ceased to enquire for one , when Emily joined him , who observed the languor of.
... equally to prevail ; and the owners eyed St. Aubert with a mixture of curiosity and timidity . Nothing like a bed could be found , and [ Valancourt ] had ceased to enquire for one , when Emily joined him , who observed the languor of.
الصفحة
... waves , over which they trembled . It was in one of her excursions to this spot , that she observed the following lines written with a pencil on a part of the wainscot : SONNET * Go , pencil ! faithful to thy master's sighs !
... waves , over which they trembled . It was in one of her excursions to this spot , that she observed the following lines written with a pencil on a part of the wainscot : SONNET * Go , pencil ! faithful to thy master's sighs !
الصفحة
... observed an unusual bustle about it ; the sound of voices was distinctly heard , servants and horses were seen passing between the trees , and , at length , the wheels of a carriage rolled along . Having come within view of the front of ...
... observed an unusual bustle about it ; the sound of voices was distinctly heard , servants and horses were seen passing between the trees , and , at length , the wheels of a carriage rolled along . Having come within view of the front of ...
الصفحة
... 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 survive . I am prepared ...
... 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 survive . I am prepared ...
الصفحة
... observed , that he was more than unusually silent and dejected on the way home ; but she considered this to be the effect of his visit to a place which spoke so eloquently of former times , nor suspected that he had a cause of grief ...
... observed , that he was more than unusually silent and dejected on the way home ; but she considered this to be the effect of his visit to a place which spoke so eloquently of former times , nor suspected that he had a cause of grief ...
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
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