The Monk (Broadview Literary Texts)

About this book

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 novels literary sources (in English German and Greek literature) historical contexts (the French Revolution slavery and abolition debates sexuality) critical reception and influence.