THE MONK

THE MONK

Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, The Monk is a violent tale of ambition, murder, and incest. The great struggle between maintaining monastic vows and fulfilling personal ambitions leads its main character, the monk Ambrosio, to temptation and the breaking of his vows, then t...

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Main Author: Lewis, Matthew Gregory 1775-1818 (Author)
Other Authors: Anderson, Howard (ed)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 1980
Series:The World's classics
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