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The Monk

by Howard Anderson, Matthew Gregory Lewis
The Monk
The Monk

Monastic vows meet violent, obsessive transgressions.

If gothic tales enthrall you, you're in luck. "The Monk" delves into the dark corridors of the human soul with a fervor that's hard to find in modern novels. With its gripping narrative of inner turmoil and moral decay, it will captivate you if you have a taste for the macabre and are intrigued by the psychological battles between virtue and vice.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Monk

by Howard Anderson, Matthew Gregory Lewis
ISBN: 9780192815248
Authors: Howard Anderson, Matthew Gregory Lewis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date of Publication: 1983-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Horror, Fantasy
Related Topics: Classics, Gothic, Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 3.84
(rated by 29555 readers)

Description

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. The only edition of this key gothic novel available, The Monk now offers a new introduction and notes that make it especially accessible to the modern reader.
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Monastic vows meet violent, obsessive transgressions.

If gothic tales enthrall you, you're in luck. "The Monk" delves into the dark corridors of the human soul with a fervor that's hard to find in modern novels. With its gripping narrative of inner turmoil and moral decay, it will captivate you if you have a taste for the macabre and are intrigued by the psychological battles between virtue and vice.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.