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050 0 0 _aPR4887
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100 1 _aLewis, M. G.
_q(Matthew Gregory),
_d1775-1818.
245 1 4 _aThe monk /
_cMathew Gregory Lewis
_bA romance
260 _aLondon :
_bAlma Classics,
_c2019
300 _a436 pages :
_c20 cm
490 1 _aAlma Classics
520 _aA masterpiece of the Gothic genre, The Monk tells the story of the Capuchin friar Ambrosio and his fall from grace through desire, greed and lust. Favourably reviewed at first, the novel was later so widely and raucously denounced for its perceived licentiousness, blasphemy and corrupting influence that Lewis had to remove controversial passages from future editions. Unsurprisingly, amidst this furore, the book was immensely popular with the reading public. Suffused with eroticism, and focusing on the corrupting influence of power, The Monk pioneered a shocking new form of Gothic novel, where elements such as mob violence, incest and brutal murder replaced the gentler horrors of earlier practitioners of the genre.
521 8 _a990
_bLexile
650 0 _aMonks
_vFiction.
650 0 _aIncest
_vFiction.
650 0 _aRape
_vFiction.
651 0 _aMadrid (Spain)
_vFiction.
655 7 _aGothic fiction.
_2gsafd
655 7 _aHorror fiction.
_2gsafd
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/2002025111-b.html
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