Overview of The Monk (Oxford World's Classics) Book

The Monk (1796) is a masterpiece of Gothic fiction and the first horror novel in English literature. The respected monk Ambrosio is overwhelmed with desire for a young girl. His appalling fall from grace embraces blasphemy, black magic, torture, rape, and murder, and places his very soul in jeopardy. With its gruesome catalogue of iniquities, Lewis's extraordinary tale drew on folklore, legendary ghost stories, and contemporary dread inspired by the terrors of the French Revolution.

• Book Type :

Humanities

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

416 pages

• ISBN - 10 :

0198704453

• The Monk (Oxford World's Classics) Published On :

11 Apr 2016

• Resource:

Students and Professionals:Textbooks, Humanities

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