"His figure was striking, but not so from grace ... and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in its air; something almost super-human." First published in 1797, "The Italian" is a classic example of Gothic romance. The fast-paced narrative centres on Ann Radcliffe's sinister creation, the monk Schedoni, whose past is shrouded in mystery. From the novel's opening chapters the reader is ushered into a shadowy world in which crime and religion are mingled. In the church of Santa Maria del Pianto in Naples, Ellena Rosalba and Vincentio di Vivaldi first meet, but their love is ill-omened. Leagued against them are the proud and ambitious Marchese di Vivaldi and her confessor Father Schedoni. When Ellena vanishes on the death of her guardian, Vivaldi sets out in pursuit of her across the mountainous regions of southern Italy before himself falling prey to the Holy Inquisition. This revised and expanded edition explores the novel in the context of British attitudes to Italy and Roman Catholicism in the late 18th century with close attention to the novel's style and form.
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Hardback Editions
April 2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents Author(s): Ann Radcliffe ISBN: 0-14-188655-2 / 978-0-14-188655-8 (UK edition) Publisher: E-Classics Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
August 2002 : Hardback
| Title: The Italian Author(s): Ann Ward Radcliffe ISBN: 1-59224-921-3 / 9781592249213 (USA edition) Publisher: Wildside Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 1968 : Hardback
| Title: The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (Oxford English Novels) Author(s): Ann Radcliffe ISBN: 0-19-255315-1 / 978-0-19-255315-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Oxford University Press Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1956 : Hardback
| Title: The Confessional of Black Penitents. Author(s): RADCLIFFE Ann Publisher: London: The Folio Society. Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Italian (Oxford World's Classics) Author(s): Ann Radcliffe ISBN: 0-19-953740-2 / 978-0-19-953740-2 (UK edition) Publisher: OUP Oxford Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2002 : Paperback
| Title: The Italian Author(s): Ann Ward Radcliffe ISBN: 1-59224-920-5 / 9781592249206 (USA edition) Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2000 : Paperback
| Title: The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (Penguin Classics) Author(s): Ann Radcliffe ISBN: 0-14-043754-1 / 978-0-14-043754-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1998 : Paperback
| Title: The Italian (Oxford World's Classics) Author(s): Ann Radcliffe ISBN: 0-19-283254-9 / 978-0-19-283254-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1981 : Paperback
| Title: The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (World's Classics) Author(s): Ann Radcliffe ISBN: 0-19-281572-5 / 978-0-19-281572-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1976 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Italian Author(s): Ann Radcliffe Publisher: Penquin Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 1971 : Paperback
| Title: The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (Oxford Paperbacks) Author(s): Ann Radcliffe ISBN: 0-19-281105-3 / 978-0-19-281105-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Oxford University Press Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
July 2002 : Unknown
| Title: Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents Author(s): Ann Radcliffe ISBN: 0-14-188342-1 / 978-0-14-188342-7 (UK edition) Publisher: E-Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 2002 : Unknown
| Title: The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents Author(s): Ann Radcliffe ISBN: 0-14-188343-X / 978-0-14-188343-4 (UK edition) Publisher: E-Classics Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1956 : Unknown
| Title: The Confessional of the Black Penitents Author(s): Ann Radcliffe Publisher: Folio Society Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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