A Sicilian romance

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Author

Ann Ward Radcliffe

Contributions

Milbank, Alison, 1954- - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

52,250 words, Guess

Page Count

209 pages

Identifiers

Internet Archivesicilianromance0000radc_m8j5
ISBN-139780199537396
ISBN-100199537399
Library of Congress Control Number2008482164
OCLC Control Number297412771

and 3 more

OCLC Control Number231883531
Better World Books9780199537396
Open LibraryOL23152218M

Classifications

DDC823/.6
LCCPR5202 .S55 2008
LCCPR5202

Description

In A Sicilian Romance (1790) 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's castles and convents to reveal the shameful secrets of its all-powerful aristocracy. Julia and Emilia Mazzini live secluded in an ancient mansion near the straits of Messina. After their father's return to the island a neglected part of the house is haunted by a series of mysterious sights and sounds. The origin of these hauntings is only discovered after a series of breathless pursuits through dreamlike pastoral landscapes. When revelation finally comes, it forces the heroines to challenge the united forces of religious and patriarchal authority.