{"product_id":"the-monk-by-matthew-gregory-lewis","title":"The Monk By Matthew Gregory Lewis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: 31\/07\/2003\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: Classics - Gothic - Horror - Fiction - 18th - Century - Fantasy - Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"two-columns\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew Lewis's Gothic masterpiece, depicting a holy man slowly becoming entangled in a web of sin,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Monk\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis edited with an introduction by Christopher MacLachlan in Penguin Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSavaged by critics for its blasphemy and obscenity, particularly since the author was a Member of Parliament,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Monk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esoon attracted thousands of readers keen to see if this Gothic novel lived up to its lurid reputation. With acute psychological insight, Lewis shows the diabolical decline of Ambrosio, a worthy superior of the Capuchins of Madrid who is tempted by Matilda, a young girl who has entered his monastery disguised as a boy. Descending into a hell of his own creation, Ambrosio is driven to magic and murder in an attempt to conceal his crimes from the Inquisition.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Monk\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas greatly admired by the Marquis de Sade, who saw it as a response to the upheavals of the French Revolution, yet it also reveals something more universal: the way violent and erotic impulses lurking within us all can break through every barrier of social restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818) was educated at Oxford after which he held a position in the British Embassy at The Hague. It was there in 1794, that he wrote the racy novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Monk\u003c\/i\u003e, under the influence of the early German romantics. Its controversial publication in 1796, due to Lewis' new status as MP, earned him fame and the book a great deal of popularity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoyed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Monk\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Horace Walpole's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Castle of Otranto\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"publisher-information\" class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003ePenguin Books Ltd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9780140436037\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e416\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e198\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e126\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e26\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e302 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53303274537273,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/81huxOrsIEL._SL1500.jpg?v=1779105979","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/the-monk-by-matthew-gregory-lewis","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}