The Monk
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The Monk is a seminal 1796 Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, renowned for its dark themes of corruption, lust, and the supernatural within a Spanish monastic setting.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Gothic novel
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novel → |
| adaptation |
The Monk (1972 film)
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The Monk (2011 film) → |
| author |
Matthew Gregory Lewis
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| censorshipStatus |
subject to expurgated editions
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| centralTheme |
corruption
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damnation → lust → power and authority → religious hypocrisy → sexual repression → temptation → the supernatural → |
| containsElement |
demons
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ghosts → incest → murder → pact with the Devil → rape → |
| controversy |
accusations of immorality
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charges of blasphemy → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| firstEditionPlace |
London
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| firstEditionPublisher |
J. Bell
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| influencedBy |
Ann Radcliffe
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Gothic tradition → |
| literaryGenre |
Gothic fiction
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horror fiction → |
| literarySignificance |
influential in development of horror literature
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major work of early Gothic fiction → |
| movement |
Romanticism
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| narrativeForm |
prose
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| notableCharacter |
Agnes
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Ambrosio → Antonia → Matilda → Raymond → |
| notableFor |
critique of Catholic monasticism
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graphic depictions of violence and sexuality → use of the supernatural → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| period |
late 18th century literature
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| protagonist |
Ambrosio
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| protagonistRole |
Capuchin monk
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| publicationYear |
1796
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| settingEnvironment |
monastery
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| settingLocation |
Madrid
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Spain → |
| structure |
multi-plot narrative
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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George Inness
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Gothic literature → Matthew Gregory Lewis → |
notableWork |
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The Monk
("The Monk (1972 film)")
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adaptation |
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Matthew Gregory Lewis
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wrote |