Matthew Gregory Lewis The Monk (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The MonkCondition: NewEAN: 9781847498168ISBN: 9781847498168Publisher: Alma ClassicsFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/24/2019Item Weight: 362gAuthor: Matthew Gregory LewisLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Annotated EditionISBN-10: 1847498167Description: "A masterpiece of the Gothic genre, The Monk tells the story of the Capuchin friar Ambrosio and his fall from grace through desire, greed and lust. Favourably reviewed at first, the novel was later so widely and raucously denounced for its perceived licentiousness, blasphemy and corrupting influence that Lewis had to remove controversial passages from future editions. Unsurprisingly, amidst this furore, the book was immensely popular with the reading public.Suffused with eroticism, and focusing on the corrupting influence of power, The Monk pioneered a shocking new form of Gothic novel, where elements such as mob violence, incest and brutal murder replaced the gentler horrors of earlier practitioners of the genre."Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionTopic: Classic FictionRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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