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A Life of Matthew G. Lewis
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Matthew Gregory Lewis
A comprehensive account of the works of eighteenth-century English writer Matthew Gregory Lewis, identifying him as an important contributor to the Gothic Romance genre. Matthew Gregory Lewis was one of the most prolific, versatile, and influential British writers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Matthew Gregory Lewis: The Gothic and Romantic Literary Culture is a literary history of Lewis's entire catalog and is the first to closely situate him in relation to Gothic and Romantic literary culture more broadly. Across an extended introduction and six chapters, the argument offers fresh considerations of Lewis's well-known Gothic works, drawing upon the biographical studies of earlier critics when necessary. Based on rigorous archival research undertaken in the UK, North America, and the Caribbean, this book offers fresh interpretations of such well-known works as The Monk (1796) and The Castle Spectre (1797). It also draws into focus Lewis's other works ranging from his youth through to his romances and shorter tales, dramas, translations, adaptations, ballads, poetry, and editorial endeavors, as well as his posthumously published writings on slavery.
The Monk: A Romance by Matthew Gregory Lewis (Book Analysis)
Unlock the more straightforward side of The Monk: A Romance with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Monk: A Romance by Matthew Gregory Lewis, a Gothic tale which centres around Ambrosio, a monk who falls from grace and acts on his lustful desires. To satisfy his immoral urges, he consorts with the Devil and commits evil acts, making for a scandalous yet riveting read. Although highly controversial at the time of publication due to its sinful content, critics could not deny the genius of Lewis' writing and, despite it being labelled 'blasphemous and lewd', readers flocked to buy it. Although Lewis wrote other works, these other ...
Tales of Wonder
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Delphi Complete Works of Matthew Lewis (Illustrated)
Master of Gothic horror, Matthew Lewis was an English novelist and dramatist, whose 1796 novel ‘The Monk’ made him famous overnight, achieving sensational success. Written when Lewis was nineteen, its was influenced by the leading Gothic writer Ann Radcliffe and by contemporary German literature. Its emphasis on horror rather than romance, amorality over religion, with a penchant for violence and eroticism, it was avidly read, though universally condemned. As well as numerous poems, plays and stories, Lewis’ other enduring work is ‘Journal of a West India Proprietor’, offering an important historical resource for the study of the slave trade. For the first time in publishing histor...
The Monk
The Monk is the most sensational of Gothic novels. The main plot concerns Ambrosio, an abbot of irreproachable holiness, who is seduced by a woman (or perhaps a demon) disguised as a novice, and who goes on to sell his soul to the Devil. An extravagant blend of sex, death, politics, Satanism, and poetry, the work greatly appealed to the Marquis de Sade. The Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and appendices of historical materials that address the novel’s literary sources (in English, German, and Greek literature), historical contexts (the French Revolution, slavery and abolition debates, sexuality), critical reception, and influence.
The Castle Spectre
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The Anaconda
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