The protagonist of Charlotte Dacre’s best known novel, Zofloya, or the Moor () is unique in women’s Gothic and Romantic literature, and has more in common with the heroines of Sade or M.G. Lewis than with those of Ann Radcliffe, Charlotte Smith or Jane Austen. No heroine of Radcliffe or Austen could exult, as Victoria does in this novel, that “there is certainly a pleasure in the infliction of Price: $ Depicting unfettered desire and gratuitous cruelty, and challenging taboos of race and class, this tale of lust, betrayal, and multiple murder has Dacre moving beyond the limits of contemporaneous gothic heroes (e.g. Matthew Lewis’ Ambrosio) into a truly hellish zone of her own. Public Domain (P) Naxos AudioBooks UK Ltd. · Review: 'Zofloya, or the Moor' by Charlotte Dacre Everyone who knows me, knows I don't really appreciate Gothic fiction. I tried to read 'The Italian' by Ann Radcliffe and had to abandon it halfway through because it really wasn't my taste.
Zofloya. The protagonist of Charlotte Dacre's best known novel, Zofloya, or the Moor () is unique in women's Gothic and Romantic literature, and has more in common with the heroines of Sade or M.G. Lewis than with those of Ann Radcliffe, Charlotte Smith or Jane Austen. No heroine of Radcliffe or Austen could exult, as Victoria does in. # 17 of Classics Challenge Zofloya, or The Moor🍒🍒🍒🍒 By Charlotte Darce Oxford Classics Set in Venice, late 15th Century, this is a story of a spoilt daughter, Victoria, whose indulgent aristocratic parents. She falls into a period of being abused and kept captive. She married Nicholas Byrne, editor of the Morning Post, and her obituary in referred to her as Charlotte Byrne. Today, she is known for her contributions to Gothic fiction, most notably with Zofloya. Most commonly known as Charlotte Dacre, she was born Charlotte King in either or She published fiction, poetry, and lyrics.
Zofloya. Charlotte Dacre (ca. - ) Victoria de Loredani lives the life of a fairy tale princess in Venice. She has everything one might desire and more, until the sinister Count Ardolph enters her world. Zofloya; or, The Moor: A Romance of the Fifteenth Century, often shortened to Zofloya, is an English Gothic novel by Charlotte Dacre under the nom de plume Rosa Matilda. It was her second novel. Zofloya was published in three parts, and later collected into a single volume. At the time of publication, the novel was heavily criticised for its provocative subject matter, especially its religious and racial themes. The protagonist of Charlotte Dacre’s best known novel, Zofloya, or the Moor () is unique in women’s Gothic and Romantic literature, and has more in common with the heroines of Sade or M.G. Lewis than with those of Ann Radcliffe, Charlotte Smith or Jane Austen. No heroine of Radcliffe or Austen could exult, as Victoria does in this novel, that “there is certainly a pleasure in the infliction of prolonged torment.”.
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