'The Monk was so highly popular that it seemed to create an epoch in our literature', wrote Sir Walter Scott. Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, The Monk is a violent tale of ambition, murder, and incest. The great struggle between maintaining monastic vows and fulfilling personal ambitions leads its main character, the monk Ambrosio, to temptation and the breaking of his vows, then to sexual obsession and rape, and finally to murder in order to conceal his guilt. Inspired by German horror romanticism and the work of Ann Radcliffe, Lewis produced his masterpiece at the age of nineteen. It contains many typical Gothic elements - seduction in a monastery, lustful monks, evil Abbesses, bandits and beautiful heroines. But, as the Introduction to this new edition shows, Lewis also played with convention, ranging from gruesome realism to social comedy, and even parodied the genre in which he was writing. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range 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, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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故事好像是在說信奉主的人時時刻刻也被魔鬼盯著 一個引誘一切能引誘的,一個救贖一切能被救贖的 能被救贖的從一開始就不會被引誘 而能被引誘的從一開始就毫無希望 所以說活著 要麼毫無信仰 要麼毫無希望
評分會有點疑惑,哥特式小說的荒誕、恐怖放在今天的大環境下,是不是有點過時和不與時俱進? 劇情的發展很簡單,總是一個人、一個時間點就能觸發情節的發展。人都不可能是完美的,總有這樣那些缺點,如果我老是抱著完美的態度對待,那不是自己給自己找不痛快麼?但...
評分其實在古希臘史詩這種古老的文學中,是很少談到“愛”的,對於比較原始的人民來說,喜歡某人就去搶掠,屬於理所當然。說得更多的“愛”反而是同性之間的。愛要隱忍,要堅定,不能過於急切地屈從於欲望,要為愛人付齣所有,愛也會産生各種求而不得的煩惱,對煩惱同樣需要堅忍......
評分哥特式的小說。慕名而讀,但基本是翻閱的,結論:消遣讀物,不是經典。 發現的精彩是,此書居然是雨果《巴黎聖母院》的雛形。在譯者的前言中也證實,雨果確實是基於此書創作的《巴》。深刻的感受到作者馬修.劉易斯,那個19歲的少年,試圖打破常規的叛逆和壓抑。然而,他又是多...
評分齣於對哥特式文學早先時期作品的好奇 我打開瞭這本富有“浮士德”意味的書… 是一本講德高望重的修道院院長逐漸墮落的故事 作者19歲時寫下瞭它 文法略顯稚嫩 情節也有些無(ě)語(xīn)不能登上文學之大雅之堂 僅可作為消遣讀物來閱讀 但不得不說 這部作品為後世的哥特風格...
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評分現在看來這本起碼可讀性強多瞭,盡管書中情節如今都被用爛瞭,但在當時應該還好
評分Too much plots that I can’t even identify which is the main plot and which is subplot......innocent women are tortured cruelly while men have so many opportunities to get away with punishment.
評分格調低 像童話 又沒有教育意義 語言勉強能看
評分格調低 像童話 又沒有教育意義 語言勉強能看
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