The Mysteries of Udolpho: Difference between revisions

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.
Content added Content deleted
VisualWikitext
m (Dai-Guard moved page The Mysteries of Udolpho (Literature) to The Mysteries of Udolpho over redirect: Remove TVT Namespaces from title)
 
(4 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{work}}
{{work}}
{{Infobox book
| title = The Mysteries of Udolpho
| original title =
| image =
| caption =
| author = Ann Radcliffe
| central theme =
| elevator pitch = ''The Mysteries of Udolpho'' tells of Emily St. Aubert, who suffers misadventures that include the death of her mother and father, supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle, and machinations of an Italian brigand. ''(Wikipedia)''
| genre = Gothic
| publication date = May 8, 1794
| source page exists =
}}
A late eighteenth century [[Gothic Novel]] by Ann Radcliffe. The young heroine Emily St. Aubert's mother and father die, leaving her in possession of a mysterious family secret. After their death she is left in the care of her gold-digging aunt Madame Cheron, who marries the rich, malevolent [[Magnificent Bastard]] Count Montoni. When Emily discovers that Count Montoni is not only a murderer but the leader of an entire bandit army, his castle begins to take on a sinister, almost supernatural presence. Emily spends much of the book panicking and waiting for her fiancé Valancourt to rescue her. In true Gothic romance fashion, duels, battles, and mysterious images and sounds out of nowhere abound.
A late eighteenth century [[Gothic Novel]] by Ann Radcliffe. The young heroine Emily St. Aubert's mother and father die, leaving her in possession of a mysterious family secret. After their death she is left in the care of her gold-digging aunt Madame Cheron, who marries the rich, malevolent [[Magnificent Bastard]] Count Montoni. When Emily discovers that Count Montoni is not only a murderer but the leader of an entire bandit army, his castle begins to take on a sinister, almost supernatural presence. Emily spends much of the book panicking and waiting for her fiancé Valancourt to rescue her. In true Gothic romance fashion, duels, battles, and mysterious images and sounds out of nowhere abound.


While much parodied and lambasted for its extravagant, overdramatic writing style (see Jane Austen's ''[[Northanger Abbey (Literature)|Northanger Abbey]]''), ''Mysteries of Udolpho'' remains one of the seminal works of Gothic literature and is the basis for nearly all Gothic fiction written afterwards.
While much parodied and lambasted for its extravagant, over-dramatic writing style (see Jane Austen's ''[[Northanger Abbey]]''), ''Mysteries of Udolpho'' remains one of the seminal works of Gothic literature and is the basis for nearly all Gothic fiction written afterwards.
⚫
----
=== Tropes featured in ''Mysteries of Udolpho'' include: ===


⚫
----
{{tropelist}}
* [[The Aloner]]: Emily for much/most of the book.
* [[The Aloner]]: Emily for much/most of the book.
* [[Axe Crazy]]: Montoni. Good God, Montoni.
* [[Axe Crazy]]: Montoni. Good God, Montoni.
Line 28: Line 40:
* [[Mysterious Protector]]: Valancourt and Morano. Granted the first never actually seems to ''do'' much of anything...
* [[Mysterious Protector]]: Valancourt and Morano. Granted the first never actually seems to ''do'' much of anything...
* [[Naive Newcomer]]: Emily, and Cheron
* [[Naive Newcomer]]: Emily, and Cheron
* [[Officer and A Gentleman]]: Valancourt
* [[Officer and a Gentleman]]: Valancourt
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Both of Emily's parents die relatively early in the story, leaving her in the hands of her [[Gold Digger]] aunt and [[Evil Uncle]].
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Both of Emily's parents die relatively early in the story, leaving her in the hands of her [[Gold Digger]] aunt and [[Evil Uncle]].
* [[Pride Before a Fall]]: Count Montoni
* [[Pride Before a Fall]]: Count Montoni
Line 36: Line 48:
* [[Secret Keeper]]: Emily, Valancourt, and Montoni.
* [[Secret Keeper]]: Emily, Valancourt, and Montoni.
* [[Servile Snarker]]: Annette
* [[Servile Snarker]]: Annette
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: Morano
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Morano
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Emily and Valancourt
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Emily and Valancourt
* [[Ubermensch]]: Montoni
* [[Ubermensch]]: Montoni
Line 42: Line 54:


{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
⚫
[[Category:Classic Literature]]
[[Category:Horror Literature]]
[[Category:Horror Literature]]
[[Category:The Mysteries of Udolpho]]
[[Category:The Mysteries of Udolpho]]
[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Literature]]
⚫
[[Category:Literature of the 18th century]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mysteries of Udolpho, The}}

Latest revision as of 01:16, 2 April 2021

The Mysteries of Udolpho
Written by: Ann Radcliffe
Central Theme:
Synopsis: The Mysteries of Udolpho tells of Emily St. Aubert, who suffers misadventures that include the death of her mother and father, supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle, and machinations of an Italian brigand. (Wikipedia)
Genre(s): Gothic
First published: May 8, 1794
v · d · e

A late eighteenth century Gothic Novel by Ann Radcliffe. The young heroine Emily St. Aubert's mother and father die, leaving her in possession of a mysterious family secret. After their death she is left in the care of her gold-digging aunt Madame Cheron, who marries the rich, malevolent Magnificent Bastard Count Montoni. When Emily discovers that Count Montoni is not only a murderer but the leader of an entire bandit army, his castle begins to take on a sinister, almost supernatural presence. Emily spends much of the book panicking and waiting for her fiancé Valancourt to rescue her. In true Gothic romance fashion, duels, battles, and mysterious images and sounds out of nowhere abound.

While much parodied and lambasted for its extravagant, over-dramatic writing style (see Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey), Mysteries of Udolpho remains one of the seminal works of Gothic literature and is the basis for nearly all Gothic fiction written afterwards.

Tropes used in The Mysteries of Udolpho include:
Retrieved from "https://allthetropes.org/wiki/The_Mysteries_of_Udolpho?oldid=1878242"