The Romance of the Forest
of Ann Radcliffe
Description
Set in a Roman Catholic Europe of violent passions and extreme oppression, the novel follows the fate of its heroine Adeline, who is mysteriously placed under the protection of a family fleeing Paris for debt. They take refuge in a ruined abbey in south-eastern France, where sinister relics of the past - a skeleton, a manuscript, and a rusty dagger - are discovered in concealed rooms. Adeline finds herself at the mercy of the abbey's proprietor, a libidinous Marquis whose attentions finally force her to contemplate escape to distant regions. Rich in allusions to aesthetic theory and to travel literature, The Romance of the Forest is also concerned with current philosophical debate and examines systems of thought central to the intellectual life of late eighteenth-century Europe.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 432 pages
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Publication Date 2009
- First Publication October 15th 1791
- Language English
- ISBN 9780543930132
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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