The Monk
12 hrs. 31 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Lewis Matthew Gregory
Author
Lewis Matthew Gregory
Narrator
Konstantin Korolkov
Narrator
Konstantin Korolkov
Description
A dark novel filled with mystical horror about a clergyman who sold his soul to the devil for a woman’s love.
Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775–1818) was known primarily as a playwright and poet from the circle of Byron and Shelley. However, true fame came to him thanks to the novel “The Monk,” written in his youth, which became a bestseller and caused a loud public scandal. “The Monk” is one of the four great books of the first wave of “gothic” literature, which had a direct influence on A. Radcliffe’s “The Italian,” E. T. A. Hoffmann’s “The Devil’s Elixirs,” and C. R. Maturin’s “Melmoth the Wanderer.”
Brother Ambrosio, a devout Spanish monk known for the strength of his sermons, is unable to resist passion for the beautiful Matilda. But under the guise of a girl, a cunning demon sent by Satan himself has appeared—sent not merely to tempt the righteous man, but to turn him into a great sinner, breaking all God’s and human laws. Now Ambrosio faces a painful choice: give in to the temptation of Darkness, or remain faithful to a difficult but righteous path?
Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775–1818) was known primarily as a playwright and poet from the circle of Byron and Shelley. However, true fame came to him thanks to the novel “The Monk,” written in his youth, which became a bestseller and caused a loud public scandal. “The Monk” is one of the four great books of the first wave of “gothic” literature, which had a direct influence on A. Radcliffe’s “The Italian,” E. T. A. Hoffmann’s “The Devil’s Elixirs,” and C. R. Maturin’s “Melmoth the Wanderer.”
Brother Ambrosio, a devout Spanish monk known for the strength of his sermons, is unable to resist passion for the beautiful Matilda. But under the guise of a girl, a cunning demon sent by Satan himself has appeared—sent not merely to tempt the righteous man, but to turn him into a great sinner, breaking all God’s and human laws. Now Ambrosio faces a painful choice: give in to the temptation of Darkness, or remain faithful to a difficult but righteous path?
