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Ann Radcliffe wrote The Italian as an act of protest and self-vindication after reading Matthew Gregory Lewis’s novel The Monk (which, according to Lewis, was itself inspired by Radcliffe’s earlier novel The Mysteries of Udolpho). Radcliffe was following in the tradition established by Horace Walpole’s highly successful Gothic novel.  · The Italian Ann Radcliffe, Novel | English | 15/06/ Synopsis. About the year , some English travellers in Italy, during one of their excursions in the environs of Naples, happened to stop before the portico of the Santa Maria del Pianto, a church belonging to a very ancient convent of the order of the Black Penitents. The magnificence of.  · The Monk Vs. The Italian. In , Matthew Lewis published the novel ‘The Monk’. An early example of ‘masculine’, or horror gothic, it covers many shocking and depraved themes.

The Italian (Paperback) Published May 1st by Oxford University Press, USA. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Ann Radcliffe, Nick Groom (Editor) ISBN: (ISBN ) Average rating. Two Gothic Classics by Women: The Italian by Ann Radcliffe and Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen by Radcliffe, Ann Ward and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at bltadwin.ru The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents. A Romance. Ann Radcliffe.

The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents () is a Gothic novel written by the English author Ann Radcliffe. It is the last book Radcliffe published during her lifetime (although she would go on to write the novel Gaston de Blondeville, it was only published posthumously in ). The Italian by Ann Radcliffe remains one of the most iconic novels in the history of literature. This book presents a romantic story between a noble Italian man named Vincentio Vivaldi and the lady Ellena di Rosalba. The story features the challenges that this love encounters in an attempt to end in a marriage union. Complete summary of Ann Ward's The Italian. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Italian. Search this site Go Ask a by Ann Radcliffe.