The Monk

Annotated Edition

By:

Matthew Gregory Lewis

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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. Published anonymously and 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 murders replaced the gentler horrors of earlier practitioners of the genre such as Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe.

Author Biography:

Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775–1818) is best known for his Gothic novel The Monk, which caused a sensation and led to its author to being known as “Monk” Lewis for the remainder of his life.

Release date NZ

October 24th, 2019

Author

Matthew Gregory Lewis

Pages

448

Interest Age

From 14 years

Audience

General (US: Trade)

ISBN-13

9781847498168

Product ID

30469234

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