The Mysteries of Udolpho

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The Mysteries of Udolpho is a 1794 Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe, renowned for its atmospheric suspense, mysterious castles, and influential role in shaping the Gothic fiction tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic novel
novel
author Ann Radcliffe
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstEditionPlaceOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
followedBy The Italian
genre Gothic fiction
mystery fiction
romance
hasAdaptation The Mysteries of Udolpho self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Mysteries of Udolpho (stage adaptations)
hasLiteraryForm prose fiction
hasMotive heroines journey through terror to rational understanding
hasTheme female virtue and persecution
imagination and terror
inheritance and property
rational explanation of the supernatural
sensibility
the sublime
virtue in distress
influenced Gothic fiction tradition
Northanger Abbey
literaryMovement Romanticism
mainCharacter Annette
Count Morano
Emily St. Aubert
Madame Montoni
Monsieur St. Aubert
surface form: Madame St. Aubert

Monsieur St. Aubert
Montoni
Valancourt
mentionedIn Northanger Abbey
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor atmospheric suspense
descriptions of landscape
explained supernatural
mysterious castles
numberOfVolumes 4
originalLanguage English
pageCount over 600 pages
precededBy A Sicilian Romance
publicationDate 1794
publisher G. G. and J. Robinson
setInPeriod 1584
1585
setting Apennines
surface form: Apennine Mountains

France
Italy
timeOfAction late 16th century
titleCharacter The Mysteries of Udolpho self-linksurface differs
surface form: Castle of Udolpho

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Gothic literature notableWork The Mysteries of Udolpho
Ann Radcliffe notableWork The Mysteries of Udolpho
The Italian influencedBy The Mysteries of Udolpho
The English Chronicle (via her husband’s editorship) notableWork The Mysteries of Udolpho
subject surface form: Ann Radcliffe
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this entity surface form: Castle of Udolpho
The Mysteries of Udolpho hasAdaptation The Mysteries of Udolpho self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Mysteries of Udolpho (stage adaptations)
The Romance of the Forest followedBy The Mysteries of Udolpho
Female Gothic associatedWithWork The Mysteries of Udolpho
Northanger Abbey parodies The Mysteries of Udolpho
Valancourt appearsIn The Mysteries of Udolpho
Valancourt firstAppearedIn The Mysteries of Udolpho
Montoni appearsIn The Mysteries of Udolpho
Montoni firstAppearance The Mysteries of Udolpho
Montoni controlsLocation The Mysteries of Udolpho
this entity surface form: Castle of Udolpho
Montoni associatedWithLocation The Mysteries of Udolpho
this entity surface form: Udolpho
Madame Montoni appearsIn The Mysteries of Udolpho
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this entity surface form: Udolpho
Monsieur St. Aubert appearsIn The Mysteries of Udolpho
Monsieur St. Aubert firstAppearedIn The Mysteries of Udolpho
Monsieur St. Aubert diesIn The Mysteries of Udolpho
Count Morano appearsIn The Mysteries of Udolpho
Count Morano firstAppearance The Mysteries of Udolpho
Emily St. Aubert appearsIn The Mysteries of Udolpho
Emily St. Aubert associatedWithLocation The Mysteries of Udolpho
this entity surface form: Udolpho
Emily St. Aubert firstPublicationContext The Mysteries of Udolpho
this entity surface form: The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794)