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The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. Written early in Lewis's career, it was published before he turned twenty. It is a prime example of the type of Gothic that specializes in horror.
The Monk, Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. The story’s violence and sexual content made it one of the era’s best-selling and most influential novels. The novel is the story of a monk, Ambrosio, who is initiated into a life of depravity by Matilda, a woman who has disguised.
Shocking, erotic and violent, The Monk is the story of Ambrosio, torn between his spiritual vows and the temptations of physical pleasure. His internal battle leads to sexual obsession, rape and murder, yet this book also contains knowing parody of its own excesses as well as social comedy.
A crowd gathers at the Capuchin church in Madrid to hear the famed monk Ambrosio speak. There, the cavalier Lorenzo meets and develops feelings for young, virtuous Antonia. He decides he must marry her.
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Jun 1, 1999 · It recounts the diabolical decline of Ambrosio, a Capuchin superior, who succumbs first to temptations offered by a young girl who has entered his monastery disguised as a boy, and continues his descent with increasingly depraved acts of sorcery, murder, incest and torture.
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Jan 8, 2023 · The Monk: A Romance by M. G. Lewis, Esq. M.P. Somnia, terrores magicos, miracula, sagas, Nocturnos lemures, portentaque. HORAT. Dreams, magic terrors, spells of mighty power, Witches, and ghosts who rove at midnight hour.
