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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... smile , even the accents of his voice , returned with exactness to her fancy , and her heart melted to the tender recollections ' ( p . 592 ) . One is put in mind of that patient of Freud's , mentioned in the case history of Dr Schreber ...
... smile , even the accents of his voice , returned with exactness to her fancy , and her heart melted to the tender recollections ' ( p . 592 ) . One is put in mind of that patient of Freud's , mentioned in the case history of Dr Schreber ...
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... smile , the animated grace— The portrait well the lover's voice supplies ; Speaks all his heart must feel , his tongue would say : Yet ah ! not all his heart must sadly feel ! How oft the flow'ret's silken leaves conceal The drug that ...
... smile , the animated grace— The portrait well the lover's voice supplies ; Speaks all his heart must feel , his tongue would say : Yet ah ! not all his heart must sadly feel ! How oft the flow'ret's silken leaves conceal The drug that ...
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... smile , clasp his hand , and that of Emily , and weep the more . He felt the tender enthusiasm stealing upon himself in a degree that became almost painful ; his features assumed a serious air , and he could not forbear secretly sighing ...
... smile , clasp his hand , and that of Emily , and weep the more . He felt the tender enthusiasm stealing upon himself in a degree that became almost painful ; his features assumed a serious air , and he could not forbear secretly sighing ...
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... smile of benevolence, St. Aubert returned home through the woods, where At fall of eve the fairy-people throng, In various games and revelry to pass The summer night, as village stories tell.1 'The evening gloom of woods was always ...
... smile of benevolence, St. Aubert returned home through the woods, where At fall of eve the fairy-people throng, In various games and revelry to pass The summer night, as village stories tell.1 'The evening gloom of woods was always ...
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... smile , that he felt himself much as usual ; but Emily's fears made her now fancy that her father looked worse than he really did . Emily would have been amused by the new characters she saw , and the varied conversation that passed ...
... smile , that he felt himself much as usual ; but Emily's fears made her now fancy that her father looked worse than he really did . Emily would have been amused by the new characters she saw , and the varied conversation that passed ...
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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