The New Monk
First appearing in 1798 during the scandal that followed the publication of M.G. Lewis's The Monk, The New Monk is a ruthless parody of Lewis's Gothic masterpiece.In this dismantling of the Monk tale by R.S., Esq., Lewis's Spanish monk Ambrosio is replaced by Joshua Pentateuch, a Methodist minister in London. Like Lewis's monk, Joshua is renowned for his piety and eloquence. But this monk is willing to sell his soul, not to possess a beautiful woman, but to get his hands on her money...and a juicy leg of mutton.Ostensibly a scathing indictment of Lewis's immorality and an attempt to ridicule his novel, The New Monk ironically descends to a le…
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Weitere Autoren: R / R. S.
- ISBN: 978-0-9792332-1-0
- EAN: 9780979233210
- Produktnummer: 2872301
- Verlag: Valancourt Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 260 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.4 cm 332 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 332
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