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The narrative centers on John Melmoth, a Dublin student who becomes consumed by the enigma of his ancestor, Melmoth the Wanderer, a figure shrouded in mystery and linked to the Faustian legend. As he investigates his family's dark past, he encounters a manuscript from Stanton, a man obsessed with Melmoth, who is confined in a mental institution. The novel weaves together Gothic romance with critical reflections on 19th-century Britain and the Catholic Church, exploring profound themes of faith, fantasy, and the boundaries between dreams and reality.
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Melmoth the Wanderer, Charles Robert Maturin
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2021
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- Titel
- Melmoth the Wanderer
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Charles Robert Maturin
- Verlag
- Mint Editions
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2021
- Einband
- Hardcover
- Seitenzahl
- 560
- ISBN13
- 9781513132938
- Kategorie
- Belletristik
- Beschreibung
- The narrative centers on John Melmoth, a Dublin student who becomes consumed by the enigma of his ancestor, Melmoth the Wanderer, a figure shrouded in mystery and linked to the Faustian legend. As he investigates his family's dark past, he encounters a manuscript from Stanton, a man obsessed with Melmoth, who is confined in a mental institution. The novel weaves together Gothic romance with critical reflections on 19th-century Britain and the Catholic Church, exploring profound themes of faith, fantasy, and the boundaries between dreams and reality.