The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (1797) is a novel belonging to the Gothic genre and written by the English author Ann Radcliffe. The events are set in 1764, thirty-three years before the novel's publication. It is the last book Radcliffe published during her lifetime (although she did go on to produce the novel Gaston de Blondeville, which appeared posthumously in 1826).

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  • The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (1797) is a novel belonging to the Gothic genre and written by the English author Ann Radcliffe. The events are set in 1764, thirty-three years before the novel's publication. It is the last book Radcliffe published during her lifetime (although she did go on to produce the novel Gaston de Blondeville, which appeared posthumously in 1826). The Italian has a dark, mysterious and sombre atmosphere, and concerns the themes of love, devotion and persecution by the Holy Inquisition. It also deals with issues prevalent at the time of the French Revolution, such as religion, aristocracy and nationality. Radcliffe's renowned use of veil imagery is considered to have reached its height of sophistication and complexity in The Italian; concealment and disguise are central themes of the novel. In line with late eighteenth-century sensibility and its parallel fetishisation of the sublime and the sentimentally pastoral, heightened emotional states of Radcliffe's characters are often reflected through the pathetic fallacy in the surrounding scenes of nature.
  • L'Italien ou le Confessionnal des pénitents noirs (The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents) est un ouvrage appartenant au genre du roman gothique écrit par Ann Radcliffe et publié en 1797. Les événements décrits se déroulent en 1764, trente-trois ans avant la sortie du livre. C'est la dernière œuvre publiée du vivant de l'auteur. L'atmosphère de L'Italien est sombre et mystérieuse et inclut des thèmes comme l'amour, la dévotion et les persécutions de la Sainte Inquisition. On y retrouve par ailleurs des problématiques importantes à l'époque de la Révolution française comme la religion, l'aristocracie et la nation. Le célèbre usage de l'image du voile par Radcliffe atteint ici des sommets, la dissimulation et le travestissement étant également des thèmes majeurs du livre. Tout comme le voulaient le 18 siècle et son attrait pour le sublime et la pastorale, les personnages de Radcliffe subissent des tourments dont les éléments se font l'écho.
  • L'italiano, o il confessionale dei penitenti neri è un romanzo gotico scritto dall'autrice inglese Ann Radcliffe. Pubblicato nel 1797, è considerato una delle sue opere di maggior successo. Come le altre opere dell'autrice, il romanzo presenta atmosfere cupe e spaventose, personaggi buoni crudelmente tiranneggiati da altri privi di qualsiasi morale, colpi di scena e misteri apparentemente inspiegabili, che, come ne I misteri di Udolpho, vengono spiegati tutti in modo razionale alla fine della storia.
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  • The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents
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  • The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (1797) is a novel belonging to the Gothic genre and written by the English author Ann Radcliffe. The events are set in 1764, thirty-three years before the novel's publication. It is the last book Radcliffe published during her lifetime (although she did go on to produce the novel Gaston de Blondeville, which appeared posthumously in 1826).
  • L'Italien ou le Confessionnal des pénitents noirs (The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents) est un ouvrage appartenant au genre du roman gothique écrit par Ann Radcliffe et publié en 1797. Les événements décrits se déroulent en 1764, trente-trois ans avant la sortie du livre. C'est la dernière œuvre publiée du vivant de l'auteur.
  • L'italiano, o il confessionale dei penitenti neri è un romanzo gotico scritto dall'autrice inglese Ann Radcliffe. Pubblicato nel 1797, è considerato una delle sue opere di maggior successo.
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  • The Italian (novel)
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  • L'italiano (romanzo)
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  • The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents
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