The Monk
Annotated Edition
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Alma Books Ltd
Published:24th Oct '19
Should be back in stock very soon
Suffused with eroticism and focusing on the corrupting influence of power, The Monk pioneered a shocking new form of Gothic novel.
"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."
The Monk was so highly popular that it seemed to create an epoch in our literature. -- Sir Walter Scott
ISBN: 9781847498168
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 362g
448 pages