A Sicilian Romance - Brossura

Radcliffe, Ann

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0199537399 ISBN 13: 9780199537396

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2008

Riassunto

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 cavernous 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 return 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 finally comes, it forces the heroines to challenge the united forces of religious and patriarchal authority.
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Recensione:

'Her own survey of the criticism is lucid and wide-ranging.'Times Literary Supplement

L'autore:

Also Hon. Wordsworth Fellow, University of Lancaster (1988-1992). Has contributed to volumes of essays on Josephine Butler, and on Gothic writing.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0199537399
• ISBN 13: 9780199537396
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256
• Redattore: Milbank Alison