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   The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. Written early in Lewis's career, it was published before he turned twenty. In one letter, he claimed to have written it in ten weeks, but other correspondence suggests that he had at least started it, or something similar, a couple of years earlier.

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3. www.goodreads.com › book › showThe Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis | Goodreads

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   Written by Matthew Lewis when he was only nineteen, it was a ground-breaking novel in the Gothic Horror genre and spawned hundreds of imitators, drawn in by its mixture of bloodshed, sex and scandal.

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4. www.britannica.com › topic › The-MonkThe Monk | Gothic Horror, Supernatural & Mystery | Britannica

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   The Monk, Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. The story’s violence and sexual content made it one of the era’s best-selling and most influential novels. The novel is the story of a monk, Ambrosio, who is initiated into a life of depravity by Matilda, a woman who has disguised.

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6. www.gutenberg.org › ebooks › 601The Monk: A Romance by M. G. Lewis | Project Gutenberg

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   Jul 1, 1996 · The Monk: A Romance by M. G. Lewis. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Best Books Ever Listings. In Gothic Fiction. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.

7. www.litcharts.com › lit › the-monkThe Monk Study Guide | Literature Guide | LitCharts

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   The Monk was so successful that many people began referring to author Matthew Lewis as “Monk” Lewis following the novel’s publication. The best study guide to The Monk on the planet, from the creators of SparkNotes. Get the summaries, analysis, and quotes you need.

8. www.litcharts.com › lit › the-monkThe Monk by Matthew Lewis Plot Summary | LitCharts

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   A Gothic novel about a monk who falls into sin and lusts after a young woman. Read the chapter-by-chapter summary of the novel, which explores themes of evil, superstition, and morality.

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   When did Matthew Gregory Lewis write the monk?

   • The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. Written early in Lewis's career, it was published before he turned twenty. In one letter, he claimed to have written it in ten weeks, but other correspondence suggests that he had at least started it, or something similar, a couple of years earlier.

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   Who wrote the monk?

   • The Monk, Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. The story’s violence and sexual content made it one of the era’s best-selling and most influential novels. The novel is the story of a monk, Ambrosio, who is initiated into a life of depravity by Matilda, a woman who has disguised herself as a man to gain entrance to the monastery.

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   Who was Matthew Gregory Lewis?

   • First published January 1, 1796 Matthew Gregory Lewis was an English novelist and dramatist, often referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success of his classic Gothic novel, The Monk. Matthew Gregory Lewis was the firstborn child of Matthew and Frances Maria Sewell Lewis. Both his parents' families had connections with Jamaica.

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   Who praised the monk?

   • Nevertheless, The Monk was praised by such important literary figures as the Marquis de Sade and Lord Byron. Lewis is known for his contributions to the genre of Gothic horror. He is best remembered for his novel The Monk —a critical work of Gothic fiction—and his play The Castle Spectre.

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   Why is the monk so controversial?

   • Scandalous and scintillating, The Monk is a literary marvel. Among the controversial literary works published throughout world history, few have sparked the level of outrage and obsession associated with Matthew Lewis’ 1796 novel The Monk.

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   Was Matthew Lewis the first punk?

   • Then came Matthew Lewis the genre’s first punk, the Johnny Rotten of the Gothic novel. The Monk was a black engine of sex and the supernatural that changed the genre--and the novel itself--forever.” Is that Johnny Rotten or is that Matthew Lewis? That sums up for me why when I was deciding between three stars and four stars I gave the push to four.

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10. www.gutenberg.org › files › 601The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Monk, by M. G. Lewis

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    Jan 8, 2023 · The Monk: A Romance by M. G. Lewis, Esq. M.P. Somnia, terrores magicos, miracula, sagas, Nocturnos lemures, portentaque. HORAT. Dreams, magic terrors, spells of mighty power, Witches, and ghosts who rove at midnight hour.