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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... scarcely be imagined . Radcliffe regularly begins each chapter with a formal poetic epigraph - usually a chunk from Shakespeare or Milton or a mid - eighteenth - century poet such as Thomson , Beattie , or Blair . In turn , her ...
... scarcely be imagined . Radcliffe regularly begins each chapter with a formal poetic epigraph - usually a chunk from Shakespeare or Milton or a mid - eighteenth - century poet such as Thomson , Beattie , or Blair . In turn , her ...
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... scarcely accessible but to the steps of the enthusiast , and where no track appeared on the vegetation , but what the foot of the izard * had left ; they would seek one of those green recesses , which so beautifully adorn the bosom of ...
... scarcely accessible but to the steps of the enthusiast , and where no track appeared on the vegetation , but what the foot of the izard * had left ; they would seek one of those green recesses , which so beautifully adorn the bosom of ...
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... scarcely conscious of life . ' ' I live for my family and myself , ' said St. Aubert ; ' I am now contented to know only happiness ; -formerly I knew life . ' ' I mean to expend thirty or forty thousand livres on improvements , ' said M ...
... scarcely conscious of life . ' ' I live for my family and myself , ' said St. Aubert ; ' I am now contented to know only happiness ; -formerly I knew life . ' ' I mean to expend thirty or forty thousand livres on improvements , ' said M ...
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... of St. Aubert's visit, expressed a degree of concern, such as his friend had thought it was scarcely possible for him to feel on any similar occasion. They parted with mutual regret. 'If any thing could have tempted me from my retirement,'
... of St. Aubert's visit, expressed a degree of concern, such as his friend had thought it was scarcely possible for him to feel on any similar occasion. They parted with mutual regret. 'If any thing could have tempted me from my retirement,'
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... scarcely heard to murmur . Over these crags rose others of stupendous height , and fantastic shape ; some shooting into cones ; others impending far over their base , in huge masses of granite , along whose broken ridges was often ...
... scarcely heard to murmur . Over these crags rose others of stupendous height , and fantastic shape ; some shooting into cones ; others impending far over their base , in huge masses of granite , along whose broken ridges was often ...
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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