The Monk Paperback / softback
by Matthew Gregory Lewis
Edited by D.L. Macdonald, Kathleen Scherf
Part of the Broadview Editions series
Paperback / softback
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The Monk is the most sensational of Gothic novels. The main plot concerns Ambrosio, an abbot of irreproachable holiness, who is seduced by a woman (or perhaps a demon) disguised as a novice, and who goes on to sell his soul to the Devil. An extravagant blend of sex, death, politics, Satanism, and poetry, the work greatly appealed to the Marquis de Sade. The Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and appendices of historical materials that address the novel's literary sources (in English, German, and Greek literature), historical contexts (the French Revolution, slavery and abolition debates, sexuality), critical reception, and influence.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:481 pages
- Publisher:Broadview Press Ltd
- Publication Date:30/11/2003
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- ISBN:9781551112275
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:481 pages
- Publisher:Broadview Press Ltd
- Publication Date:30/11/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9781551112275