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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... suffered from asthma, and died of an attack in 1823. A final novel, Gaston de Blondeville was published in 1826, together with a narrative poem, St Alban's Abbey, extracts from her travel diaries, and a memoir of the author by Thomas ...
... suffered from asthma, and died of an attack in 1823. A final novel, Gaston de Blondeville was published in 1826, together with a narrative poem, St Alban's Abbey, extracts from her travel diaries, and a memoir of the author by Thomas ...
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... suffered her thoughts to dwell , had rendered her at times sensible to the ' thick - coming fancies ' of a mind greatly enervated . ( p . 102 ) Yet , why remove her from the castle , where deeds of darkness had , she feared , been often ...
... suffered her thoughts to dwell , had rendered her at times sensible to the ' thick - coming fancies ' of a mind greatly enervated . ( p . 102 ) Yet , why remove her from the castle , where deeds of darkness had , she feared , been often ...
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... suffered the charms of Nature's lowly children to abstract them from the observance of her stupendous works . When weary of sauntering among cliffs that seemed scarcely accessible but to the steps of the enthusiast , and where no track ...
... suffered the charms of Nature's lowly children to abstract them from the observance of her stupendous works . When weary of sauntering among cliffs that seemed scarcely accessible but to the steps of the enthusiast , and where no track ...
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... suffered to doubt that they were addressed to herself , she was as ignorant , as before , by whom they could be written . While she mused , she thought she heard the sound of a step without the building , and again alarmed , she caught ...
... suffered to doubt that they were addressed to herself , she was as ignorant , as before , by whom they could be written . While she mused , she thought she heard the sound of a step without the building , and again alarmed , she caught ...
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... suffered her to weep without interruption , and then began to talk on common topics . The first person who came to condole with St. Aubert was a M. Barreaux , an austere and seemingly unfeeling man . A taste for botany had introduced ...
... suffered her to weep without interruption , and then began to talk on common topics . The first person who came to condole with St. Aubert was a M. Barreaux , an austere and seemingly unfeeling man . A taste for botany had introduced ...
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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