Ebook {Epub PDF} The Italian or the Confessional of the Black Penitents by Ann Radcliffe

The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents. A Romance. By Ann Radcliffe, In Item Preview. THE ITALIAN, OR, THE Confessional of the Black Penitents. ABOUT the year , some English travellers in Italy, during one of their excursions in the envi|rons of Naples, happened to stop before the portico of the Santa Maria del Pianto, a church belonging . The Italian, or, the Confessional of the Black Penitents Summary. "The Italian" by Ann Radcliffe is a classic gothic novel, renowned throughout history. The protagonist, Vivaldi, falls in love and plans to marry Ellena, a young woman with a secret family history, against his family's wishes. His mother and Schedoni conspire to separate them by kidnapping and imprisoning Vivaldi.

Hogle, Jerrold E. / Recovering the Walpolean Gothic: The italian: Or, the confessional of The black penitents (). Ann Radcliffe, Romanticism and the Gothic. Cambridge University Press, pp. Book Overview. First published in , The Italian is Ann Radcliffe's classic creation of Gothic romance. Set against the backdrop of the Holy Inquisition, the narrative revolves around the sinister and mysterious monk, Father Schedoni, and the ill fated lovers, Ellena Rosalba and Vincentio di Vivaldi. With a new introduction and updated notes. Ann Radcliffe - The Italian*** -- Written ca. by the woman credited to be the originator of the Gothic novel. Mentioned very favourably by Jane Austin in Northanger Abbey. Love story where heroine is below social status of hero whose parents, especially the evil mother, plot to keep them apart.

Overview. The Italian, is the last book Radcliffe published during her lifetime. With a dark, mysterious and somber tone, it concerns the themes of love, devotion and persecution by the Holy Inquisition with one of most iconic antagonists, ever written, Father Schedoni. Dealing with issues prevalent at the time of the French Revolution, such as religion, aristocracy and nationality. Author: Radcliffe, Ann Ward, Title: The Italian, or, The confessional of the black penitents. A romance. / By Ann Radcliffe, author of The mysteries of Udolpho, Romance of the forest, Cicilian [sic] romance, c. ; [Five lines of verse] ; In two volumes. Vol I[-II]. The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents. A Romance. By Ann Radcliffe, In Item Preview.