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Melmoth the Wanderer (Penguin English Library)

内容简介

ThePenguinEnglishLibraryEditionofMelmoththeWandererbyCharlesMaturin'Myhouriscome...theclockofeternityisabouttostrike,butitsknellmustbeunheardbymortalears!'Thisviolent,profound,baroqueandblacklyhumorousnovelisthestoryofMelmoth,whohassoldhissoulinexchangeforimmortalityinasatanicbargain,andnowpreysonthehelplessintheirdarkestmoments,offeringtoeasetheirsufferingiftheywilltakehisplaceandreleasehimfromhiscenturiesoftorturedwanderings.MelmoththeWanderer(1820)blendedGothicfictionandpsychologicalrealismtocreateaworkofhallucinatorypower.ThePenguinEnglishLibrary-100editionsofthebestfictioninEnglish,fromtheeighteenthcenturyandtheveryfirstnovelstothebeginningoftheFirstWorldWar.

作者简介

CharlesRobertMaturin(1782-1824)wasborninDublinandeducatedatTrinityCollege,goingontobecomeaclergymanandwriterofGothicnovelsandplays.Atfirstafailure,hisworkwasnonethelessnoticedbySirWalterScottandLordByron,whichledtothestagingandsuccessofhistragedyBertram.(SamuelTaylorColeridge,ontheotherhand,dismisseditas'melancholyproofofthedepravationofthepublicmind'.)Hislaterplaysandfiction,includingMelmoththeWanderer,wereneglectedandMaturindiedinpoverty.Thework'sbrilliancewasrecognisedposthumously,anditnowenduresasoneofthemostfamousgothicnovelsinEnglishliterature.

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