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OWC Mysteries of Udolpho


`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.
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OWC Sicilian Romance


In A Sicilian Romance (1790) Radcliffe began to forge the unique mixture of the psychology of terror and poetic description that would make her the great exemplar of the Gothic nove, and the idol of the Romantics. This early novel explores the cavern ous landscapes and labyrinthine passages of Sicily's castles and covents to reveal the shameful secrets of its all-powerful aristocracy. Julia and Emilia Mazzini live secluded in an ancient mansion near the Straits of Messina. After their father's re turn to the island a neglected part of the house is haunted by a series of mysterious sights and sounds. The origin of these hauntings is only discovered after a series of breathless pursuits through dreamlike pastoral landscapes. When revelation fin ally comes, it forces the heroines to challenge the united forces of religious and patriarchal authority.
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OWC Romance of the Forest


The Romance of the Forest (1791) heralded an enormous surge in the popularity of Gothic novels, in a decade that included Ann Radcliffe's later works, The Mysteries of Udolpho and The Italian. Set in Roman Catholic Europe of violent passions and extr eme oppression, the novel follows the fate of its heroine Adeline, who is mysteriously placed under the protection of a family fleeing Paris for debt. They take refuge in a ruined abbey in south-eastern France, where sinister relics of the past - a s keleton, a manuscript, and a rusty dagger - are discovered in concealed rooms. Adeline finds herself at the mercy of the abbey's proprietor, a libidinous Marquis whose attentions finally force her to contemplate escape to distant regions. Rich in all usions to aesthetic theory and to travel literature, The Romance of the Forest is also concerned with current philosophical debate and examines systems of thought central to the intellectual life of late eighteenth-century Europe.
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A Sicilian Romance (Oxford World´s Classics)


In A Sicilian Romance (1790) Ann Radcliffe began to forge the unique mixture of the psychology of terror and poetic description that would make her the great exemplar of the Gothic novel, and the idol of the Romantics. This early novel explores the cavernous landscapes and labyrinthine passages of Sicily's castles and convents to reveal the shameful secrets of its all-powerful aristocracy.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum 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, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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The Romance of the Forest Oxford World´s Classics


The Romance of the Forest (1791) heralded an enormous surge in the popularity of Gothic novels, in a decade that included Ann Radcliffe's later works, The Mysteries of Udolpho and The Italian. Set in Roman Catholic Europe of violent passions and extreme o
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9,37 € 9,86 €

Záhady Udolfa (2 díly v dárkové kazetě)


Ve slavném romantickém románu Záhady Udolfa vytvořila Ann Radcliffová (1764–1823), vynikající vypravěčka, kterou obdivovala a u níž se v mnohém inspirovala Jane Austenová, sestry Brontëovy, Edgar Allan Poe a mnoho dalších, napínavý dobrodružný příběh plný dramaticky vypjatých scén, překvapivých zvratů, úkladných intrik a tajemných záhad. Jeho mladá hrdinka Emilie prožila šťastné dětství, ale v další cestě životem zakouší jinou, o mnoho drsnější tvář světa a při své citlivosti čelí všem těžkým zkouškám za cenu mimořádného duševního vypětí. Emiliin příběh lemují záhadné komnaty, tajné chodby a ponurá nádvoří gotického hradu, k bydlení nově upravený zámek se starým opuštěným křídlem opředeným hrůznými historkami, klášter, jehož prostory podněcují i víru v nadpřirozená zjevení, loupežnická tvrz vyvolávající představy krutých násilností, úzké cesty vedoucí temnými lesy a divokými roklemi, rozbouřené přírodní živly – ale také líbezná údolí prosycená vůní tisíce květů, mořská zátoka se šuměním vod narážejících na pobřeží a ztišené večerní soumraky, v nichž se ozývá tajemná hudba nadpozemské krásy.
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