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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... thought , " added she , " how like you would look to my dear mistress in that veil ; —may your life , maʼmselle , be a happier one than hers ! " ) -Radcliffe achieves an atmosphere of oppressive , almost Hitchcockian horror ( pp . 532–6 ) ...
... thought , " added she , " how like you would look to my dear mistress in that veil ; —may your life , maʼmselle , be a happier one than hers ! " ) -Radcliffe achieves an atmosphere of oppressive , almost Hitchcockian horror ( pp . 532–6 ) ...
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... Thought , and cultivation , are necessary equally to the happiness of a country and a city life ; in the first they ... thoughts to the GOD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH . In scenes like these she would often linger alone , wrapt in a melancholy ...
... Thought , and cultivation , are necessary equally to the happiness of a country and a city life ; in the first they ... thoughts to the GOD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH . In scenes like these she would often linger alone , wrapt in a melancholy ...
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... thought she perceived , that happiness and splendour were not the same , and she did not hesitate to forego the last for the attainment of the former . Whether Monsieur Quesnel thought them the same , or not , he would readily have ...
... thought she perceived , that happiness and splendour were not the same , and she did not hesitate to forego the last for the attainment of the former . Whether Monsieur Quesnel thought them the same , or not , he would readily have ...
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... thought how delighted she would have been with the present landscape, while they knew that her eyes must never ... thoughts which had then arisen in his mind, and were now, even thus soon, realized! The recollections subdued him, and he ...
... thought how delighted she would have been with the present landscape, while they knew that her eyes must never ... thoughts which had then arisen in his mind, and were now, even thus soon, realized! The recollections subdued him, and he ...
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... thought it was probably kindled by some of the numerous banditti , * that infested the Pyrenées , and he became watchful and anxious to know whether the road passed near this fire . He had arms with him , which , on an emergency , might ...
... thought it was probably kindled by some of the numerous banditti , * that infested the Pyrenées , and he became watchful and anxious to know whether the road passed near this fire . He had arms with him , which , on an emergency , might ...
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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