Ann Radcliffe
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| + | "To pass from the work of Mrs. [[Ann Radcliffe|Radcliffe]] to that of [[Matthew Gregory Lewis]] is to leave "the novel of [[suspense]]" which depends for part of its effect on the human instinct of curiosity. for "the novel of [[terror]]," which works almost entirely on the even stronger and more primitive instinct of fear."--''[[The Tale of Terror]]'' (1921) by Edith Birkhead | ||
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| - | '''Ann Radcliffe''' ([[July 9]], [[1764]] - [[February 7]], [[1823]]) was an English [[author]], a pioneer of the [[gothic novel]]. | + | '''Ann Radcliffe''' (née '''Ward'''; 9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an [[English author]] and a pioneer of [[Gothic fiction]]. Her technique of explaining apparently [[supernatural]] elements in her novels has been credited with gaining [[Gothic fiction]] respectability in the 1790s. |
| - | ==In popular culture== | + | She is best-known for ''[[The Mysteries of Udolpho]]''. Marquis de Sade mentioned her work in his literary essay ''[[Reflections on the Novel]]''. |
| - | [[Paul Féval, père]] used her as his protagonist in the novel ''La Ville Vampire'' (translated as ''[http://www.blackcoatpress.com/vampirecity.htm Vampire City]''). | + | ==Books== |
| + | *''[[The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne]]'' (1 vol.) 1789 | ||
| + | *''[[A Sicilian Romance]]'' (2 vols) 1790 | ||
| + | *''[[The Romance of the Forest]]'' (3 vols) 1791 | ||
| + | *''[[The Mysteries of Udolpho]]'' (4 vols) 1794 | ||
| + | *''[[A Journey Made in the Summer of 1794]]'' (1 vol.) 1795 | ||
| + | *''[[The Italian (Radcliffe novel)|The Italian]]'' (3 vols) 1797 | ||
| + | *''[[Gaston de Blondeville]]'' (4 vols) 1826 | ||
| - | ===Influence on later writers=== | ||
| - | *[[Jane Austen]] | ||
| - | *[[William Makepeace Thackeray]] | ||
| - | *[[Sir Walter Scott]] | ||
| - | *[[William Wordsworth]] | ||
| - | *[[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]] | ||
| - | *[[Percy Bysshe Shelley]] | ||
| - | *[[John Keats]] | ||
| - | *[[George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron|Lord Byron]] | ||
| - | *[[Charles Dickens]]'s ''[[Little Dorrit]]'' (1855-7) | ||
| - | *[[Wilkie Collins]]'s ''[[The Woman in White (novel)|The Woman in White]]'' (1860) | ||
| - | *The [[Brontë]]s | ||
| - | **[[Charlotte Brontë]]'s ''[[Jane Eyre]]'' (1847) | ||
| - | *[[Daphne du Maurier]]'s ''[[Rebecca (novel)|Rebecca]]'' (1938) | ||
| - | *[[Witold Gombrowicz]]'s ''Possessed, or The Secret of Myslotch: A Gothic Novel'' (1939) | ||
| - | *[[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s short story ''[[The Oval Portrait]]'' drew from ''Udolpho'' and mentions Radcliffe by name (somewhat disparagingly) in the introduction. | ||
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| - | ==Publications include== | ||
| - | * ''[[The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne]]'' (1 volume), 1789, gothic novel. ISBN 0-19-282357-4 | ||
| - | * ''[[A Sicilian Romance]]'' (2 vols.) 1790, gothic novel. ISBN 0-19-283666-8 | ||
| - | * ''[[The Romance of the Forest]]'' (3 vols.) 1791, gothic novel. ISBN 0-19-283713-3 | ||
| - | * ''[[The Mysteries of Udolpho]]'' (4 vols.) 1794. ISBN 0-19-282523-2 | ||
| - | * ''[[The Italian (novel)|The Italian]]'' (3 vols.) 1797. ISBN 0-14-043754-1 | ||
| - | * ''[[Gaston de Blondeville]]'' (4 vols.) 1826, reprinted in 2006 by Valancourt Books ISBN 0-9777841-0-X | ||
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"To pass from the work of Mrs. Radcliffe to that of Matthew Gregory Lewis is to leave "the novel of suspense" which depends for part of its effect on the human instinct of curiosity. for "the novel of terror," which works almost entirely on the even stronger and more primitive instinct of fear."--The Tale of Terror (1921) by Edith Birkhead |
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Ann Radcliffe (née Ward; 9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an English author and a pioneer of Gothic fiction. Her technique of explaining apparently supernatural elements in her novels has been credited with gaining Gothic fiction respectability in the 1790s.
She is best-known for The Mysteries of Udolpho. Marquis de Sade mentioned her work in his literary essay Reflections on the Novel.
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Books
- The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne (1 vol.) 1789
- A Sicilian Romance (2 vols) 1790
- The Romance of the Forest (3 vols) 1791
- The Mysteries of Udolpho (4 vols) 1794
- A Journey Made in the Summer of 1794 (1 vol.) 1795
- The Italian (3 vols) 1797
- Gaston de Blondeville (4 vols) 1826
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