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Italian : Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents; a Romance by Ann Radcliffe (1998, Uk-Trade Paper)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100192832549

ISBN-139780192832542

eBay Product ID (ePID)52232

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Edition2

Book TitleItalian : or the Confessional of the Black Penitents; a Romance

Number of Pages462 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Literary, Gothic

Publication Year1998

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorAnn Radcliffe

Book SeriesOxford World's Classics Ser.

FormatUk-Trade Paper

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight10.9 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.1 in

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LCCN99-186629

TitleLeadingThe

Edition DescriptionRevised edition,New Edition

Synopsis'His figure was striking, but not so from grace ... and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in its air; something almost super-human.' First published in 1797, The Italian is one of the finest examples of Gothic romance. The fast-paced, narrative centres on Ann Radcliffe's most brilliant creation, the sinister monk Schedoni, whose past is shrouded in mystery. From the novel's opening chapters the reader is ushered into a shadowy world in which crime and religion are mingled. In the church of Santa Maria del Pianto in Naples, Ellena Rosalba and Vincentio di Vivaldi first meet; but their love is ill-omened. Leagued against them are the proud and ambitious Marchese di Vivaldi and her confessor Father Schedoni. When Ellena vanishes on the death of her guardian, Vivaldi sets out in pursuit of her across the mountainous regions of southern Italy before himself falling prey to the Holy Inquisition. This revised and expanded edition explores the novel in the context of British attitudes to Italy and Roman Catholicism in the late eighteenth century with close attention to the novel's style and form., First published in 1797, The Italian is Ann Radcliffe's classic creation of Gothic romance. Set against the backdrop of the Holy Inquisition, the narrative revolves around the sinister and mysterious monk, Father Schedoni, and the ill fated lovers, Ellena Rosalba and Vincentio di Vivaldi. With a new introduction and updated notes, this edition examines the formal, historical, and political aspects of Radcliffe's most brilliant work.

LC Classification NumberPR5202.I8I83 1998