Victor Sage is Reader in Literature in the School of English and American Studies at the University of East Anglia. His later plays and fiction, including Melmoth the Wanderer, were neglected and he died in poverty. From the twisted roots to the sweet fruits of. 'Melmoth' was originally published in 1820 it was popular and influential, but now is rather obscure. Popular and influential in his day, 'Melmoth the Wanderer,' a Faust-tale, is probably his best-known work. Maturin enjoyed literary success with his Gothic novels and a tragedy 'Bertram' (1816). Next in our revisits to MelmoththeWanderers autumnal mixes from the Field Bazaar is Harvest Hymns (2017). He was a friend of Byron and Scott, and an active participant in the early 19th-century literary fascination with the Gothic. He took orders and worked as a curate in Loughrea and Dublin.
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Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Ībout the Author Charles Robert Maturin (1782-1824) was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. The novel's titular character is a scholar who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for 150 extra years of life, and searches the world for someone who will take over the pact for him, in a manner reminiscent of the Wandering Jew. Its many admirers include Poe, Balzac, Oscar Wilde and Baudelaire. Melmoth the Wanderer is an 1820 Gothic novel by Irish playwright, novelist and clergyman Charles Maturin. Influenced by the Gothic romances of the late 18th century, Maturin's diabolic tale raised the genre to a new and macabre pitch. In the autumn of 1816, John Melmoth, a student at Trinity College, Dublin, leaves his school to visit an uncle, his only surviving relative, who is dying. The story of his tortured wanderings through the centuries is pieced together through those who have been implored by Melmoth to take over his pact with the devil. In a satanic bargain, Melmoth exchanges his soul for immortality.
Book Synopsis The 19th-century horror novel that inspired Sarah Perry's Melmoth A Penguin ClassicĬreated by an Irish clergyman, Melmoth is one of the most fiendish characters in literature.
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