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A Sicilian Romance Ann Radcliffe

A Sicilian Romance

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    A Sicilian Romance

    Editorial: E-BOOKARAMA

    Idioma: Inglés

    ISBN: 9788835346692

    Formatos: ePub (Sin DRM)

    Compatibles con: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android & eReaders (Ver Detalle)

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      A Sicilian Romance Ann Radcliffe

      A Sicilian Romance

      Medios de pago

        A Sicilian Romance

        Editorial: E-BOOKARAMA

        Idioma: Inglés

        ISBN: 9788835346692

        Formatos: ePub (Sin DRM)

        Compatibles con: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android & eReaders (Ver Detalle)

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          Sinopsis
          &quot;A Sicilian Romance&quot; was Ann Radcliffe&#39;s second novel published in 1790.<br />In &quot;A Sicilian Romance&quot;, Radcliffe began to forge the unique mixture of the psychology of terror and poetic description that would make her the great exemplar of the Gothic novel, and the idol of the Romantics. This early novel explores the cavernous landscapes and labyrinthine passages of Sicily&#39;s castles and convents to reveal the shameful secrets of its all-powerful aristocracy.&nbsp;<br /><br />&quot;A Sicilian Romance&quot; centres on a pair of sisters, Julia and Emilia, living in Sicily. Their mother is supposed to have died, and they are raised in part by their cruel stepmother. Julia is the focus of the narrative&#39;s action. She falls in love with Hippolitus, but her father, who is stern and dominating, wants her to marry the Duke de Luovo. With the help of some servants, Julia escapes the castle where her family lives with the plan to elope with Hippolitus. Their plan is foiled, however, and Hippolitus is captured. Julia runs away again and hides out in a confusing system of subterranean caverns. After much intrigue involving flight and pursuit, Julia ends up in an uninhabited wing of her family&acute;s home. She finds out that her mother...
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          Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823) was the leading exponent of Gothic fiction. During her lifetime she published five novels including A Sicilian Romance (1790), The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) and The Italian (1797), as well as a collection of European travel writings. Her novels were immensely popular and much imitated.

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