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The monk; original text, variant readings, and "A note on the text" [by] Louis F. Peck. Introd. [by] John Berryman.

By:

Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory), 1775-1818

Contributor(s):

Peck, Louis F [editor.]

Publication details: New York, Grove Press [1952]Description: 477 pages facsimile 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Fiction.

DDC classification:

F Ja Lewis

Summary: The monk, Ambrosio is abandoned by his parents as an infant. Raised in a monastery, he is a religious fast-tracker taught to disdain sin and hold himself up as a model of purity, untempted by secular pleasure. In Madrid, as the novel begins, he is the young abbot, leader of a monastery. A mesmerizing public speaker, Ambrosio becomes proud and vain, as his popular weekly sermons quickly raise him to the status of an idol. Mischief and misfortunes ensue as Ambrosio's real virtues are put to the test.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National Library of Jamaica	Daphne Douglas Reading Room	F Ja Lewis (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		1000000018169
Books	OCLC Data	Rare Books Floor	F Ja Lewis (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0000000003976

The monk, Ambrosio is abandoned by his parents as an infant. Raised in a monastery, he is a religious fast-tracker taught to disdain sin and hold himself up as a model of purity, untempted by secular pleasure. In Madrid, as the novel begins, he is the young abbot, leader of a monastery. A mesmerizing public speaker, Ambrosio becomes proud and vain, as his popular weekly sermons quickly raise him to the status of an idol. Mischief and misfortunes ensue as Ambrosio's real virtues are put to the test.

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