The Italian: or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (Penguin Classics) |
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Author:
Ann Radcliffe
By Penguin Classics
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List Price: £9.99
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 823.6 EAN: 9780140437546 ISBN: 0140437541 Label: Penguin Classics Manufacturer: Penguin Classics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 544 Publication Date: 2005-02-24 Publisher: Penguin Classics Studio: Penguin Classics |
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    Far from trashy!, 2002-03-29 Comment: Despite being criticised for being sensationalist and formulaic, Radcliffe's novel is in fact very much grounded in reality. The Italian deals with some heated issues - gender relations, religion (Catholicism in particular) and class conflict - to name but a few. Although this is a fairly lengthy text, I really enjoyed it. The introduction by Robert Miles is excellent, and really helps the reader to contextualise the novel. I'd recommend this to anyone who's interested in literature from the Romantic Period - or simply wishes to broaden their general knowledge.
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