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The Monk
Savaged by critics for its blasphemy and obscenity The Monk shows thediabolical decline of Ambrosio a worthy Capuchin superior who is tempted byMatilda a young girl who has entered his monastery disguised as a boy andeventually succumbs to magic murder incest and torture. A brilliantexamination of violent and erotic impulses The Monk was greatly admired by theMarquis de Sade as well as Byron Poe Flaubert Hawthorne and Emily Bronte. «
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Author(s):
André Breton, Kathleen Dorothy Scherf, Kathleen Scherf, Lewis Matthew Gregory, Matthew G. Lewis, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Matthew Lewis
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9780486432144
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Jeroen712 has added The Monk by André Breton, Kathleen Dorothy Scherf & Kathleen Scherf to his read books
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