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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... turned the discourse upon another subject. At parting she pressed him and her niece to make her an early visit. 'Change of place will amuse you,' said she, 'and it is wrong to give way to grief.' St. Aubert acknowledged the truth of ...
... turned the discourse upon another subject. At parting she pressed him and her niece to make her an early visit. 'Change of place will amuse you,' said she, 'and it is wrong to give way to grief.' St. Aubert acknowledged the truth of ...
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... turned to the ladies , and talked with the same eloquence , of Parisian fashions , the French opera , * and French manners ; and on the latter subject he did not fail to mingle what is so particularly agreeable to French taste . The ...
... turned to the ladies , and talked with the same eloquence , of Parisian fashions , the French opera , * and French manners ; and on the latter subject he did not fail to mingle what is so particularly agreeable to French taste . The ...
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... turned a little out of his way to take leave of M. Barreaux, whom he found botanizing in the wood near his chateau, and who, when he was told the purpose of St. Aubert's visit, expressed a degree of concern, such as his friend had ...
... turned a little out of his way to take leave of M. Barreaux, whom he found botanizing in the wood near his chateau, and who, when he was told the purpose of St. Aubert's visit, expressed a degree of concern, such as his friend had ...
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... turned from such scenes , and looked at her father with anxious tenderness , which the young stranger seemed to observe ; for , drawing St. Aubert aside , he made him an offer of his own bed . ' It is a decent one , ' said he , ' when ...
... turned from such scenes , and looked at her father with anxious tenderness , which the young stranger seemed to observe ; for , drawing St. Aubert aside , he made him an offer of his own bed . ' It is a decent one , ' said he , ' when ...
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... turned round , and perceiving that he was still bleeding , the subject of his alarm changed again , and he hastily formed some handkerchiefs into a bandage . This stopped the effusion of the blood ; but St. Aubert , dreading the ...
... turned round , and perceiving that he was still bleeding , the subject of his alarm changed again , and he hastily formed some handkerchiefs into a bandage . This stopped the effusion of the blood ; but St. Aubert , dreading the ...
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