The monk

著者

書誌事項

The monk

Matthew Lewis ; edited by Howard Anderson ; with an introduction and notes by Emma McEvoy

(Oxford world's classics)

Oxford University Press, 1998

大学図書館所蔵 件 / 8

この図書・雑誌をさがす

注記

Bibliography: p. [xxxv]-xxxvi

内容説明・目次

内容説明

'The Monk was so highly popular that it seemed to create an epoch in our literature', wrote Sir Walter Scott. Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, The Monk is a violent tale of ambition, murder, and incest. The great struggle between maintaining monastic vows and fulfilling personal ambitions leads its main character, the monk Ambrosio, to temptation and the breaking of his vows, then to sexual obsession and rape, and finally to murder in order to conceal his guilt. Inspired by German horror romanticism and the work of Ann Radcliffe, Lewis produced his masterpiece at the age of nineteen. It contains many typical Gothic elements - seduction in a monastery, lustful monks, evil Abbesses, bandits and beautiful heroines. But, as the Introduction to this new edition shows, Lewis also played with convention, ranging from gruesome realism to social comedy, and even parodied the genre in which he was writing. 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.

「Nielsen BookData」 より

関連文献: 1件中  1-1を表示

詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA41604885
  • ISBN
    • 9780199535682
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Oxford
  • ページ数/冊数
    xl, 456 p.
  • 大きさ
    20 cm
  • 親書誌ID
ページトップへ