The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (Oxford English Novels)
by:
Ann Radcliffe (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780192553157 (0192553151)
Publish date: February 1st 1968
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pages no: 442
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Mystery,
Horror,
English Literature,
Gothic,
18th Century
Read for class. Will post response paper after it's been submitted for class.
[These notes were made in 1981:]. Source - Robarts. Finished June 19/81. A much darker novel than Forest or Udolpho, and a bit more intricate. I found considerable pleasure in trying to second-guess the ending, although there are a few loose ends annoyingly not tied in. Ellena and Vivaldi are sa...