The Monk [ Original Text, Variant Readings, and "A Note on the Text" By LouisF. Peck ]

Lewis, Matthew G. [ Introduction By John Berryman ]

ISBN 10: 0802151078 / ISBN 13: 9780802151070

Published by Grove Press, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1993

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A very good copy of the softcover edition. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance. A lovely copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Monk [ Original Text, Variant Readings, and "A Note on the Text" By LouisF. Peck ]
• Publisher: Grove Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802151078
• ISBN 13: 9780802151070
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The Monk shocked and titillated readers with its graphic portrayal of lust, sin, and violence when it was first published in 1796. A true classic of the Gothic novel, it has left an indelible mark on English literature and has influenced such eminent writers as Byron, Scott, Poe, Flaubert, Hawthorne, Emily Brontė, and many others over the past two centuries. Ambrosio is the abbot of the Capuchin monastery in Madrid. He is beloved by his flock, and his renowned piety has earned him the nickname The Man of Holiness. Yet beneath the veneer of this religious man lies a heart of hypocrisy; arrogant, licentious, and vengeful, he follows his sexual desires down the torturous path to ruin. Along the way, he encounters a naļve virgin who falls prey to his scheming, a baleful beauty fluent in witchcraft, the ghostly Bleeding Nun, an evil prioress, the Wandering Jew, and others.

From the Back Cover

The Monk shocked and titillated readers with its graphic portrayal of lust, sin, and violence when it was first published, in 1796.