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Zofloya: Or The Moor Paperback – Illustrated, 10 July 2008

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`Few venture as thou hast in the alarming paths of sin.' This is the final judgement of Satan on Victoria di Loredani, the heroine of Zofloya, or The Moor (1806), a tale of lust, betrayal, and multiple murder set in Venice in the last days of the fifteenth century. The novel follows Victoria's progress from spoilt daughter of indulgent aristocrats, through a period of abuse and captivity, to a career of deepening criminality conducted under Satan's watchful eye. Charlotte Dacre's narrative deftly displays her heroine's movement from the vitalized position of Ann Radcliffe's heroines to a fully conscious commitment to vice that goes beyond that of `Monk' Lewis's deluded Ambrosio. The novel's most daring aspect is its anatomy of Victoria's intense sexual attraction to her Moorish servant Zofloya that transgresses taboos both of class and race. A minor scandal on its first publication, and a significant influence on Byron and Shelley, Zofloya has been unduly neglected. Contradicting idealized stereotypes of women's writing, the novel's portrait of indulged desire, gratuitous cruelty, and monumental self-absorption retains considerable power to disturb. The introduction to this edition, the first for nearly 200 years, examines why Zofloya deserves to be read alongside established Gothic classics as the highly original work of an intriguing and unconventional writer. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Publisher : Oxford University Press UK; Illustrated edition (10 July 2008)
Language : English
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 0199549737
ISBN-13 : 978-0199549733
Dimensions : 19.3 x 12.7 x 1.78 cm

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Kim Ian Michasiw is Associate Professor of English at York University, Ontario.

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Tracey Madeley

Gothic - old school

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‘Spare the rod spoil the child.’

Not exactly PC in today's world and I would not condone corporal punishment in any form, but the essential moral of this book is, we have a spoilt brat who has been grossly indulged by her parents. Victoria blames her behaviour on the bad example of her mother, which is a symptom of her own selfish nature, in not wishing to take responsibility for her own actions. She demonstrates a lack of conscience when pursuing the desires of her heart and a proud and haughty nature.

Like many novels of this time the modern reader may find there is an excess of emotion. Everything is felt passionately with rage, anger, pride, fear and despair. The emphasis on emotion in comparison to the reason and philosophy of Berenza is a reaction against the Enlightenment which preceded it.

The book was criticised when published as being a poor imitation of Matthew Lewis’s The Monk. It lacks the sophistication of The Monk and the Gothic elements are less pronounced. There is a reference to ghosts, nightmares and anti-Catholic sentiment, but they are not substantial. The grandeur of the landscape owes more to Ann Radcliffe and Burke's idea of sublime terror.

As a book it is an interesting read from the perspective of should a lady really be writing such books. From most contemporary male perspectives, the answer is no.

castlefiend

An interesting novel, with a strong resemblance to Lewis's ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2017

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An interesting novel, with a strong resemblance to Lewis's The Monk, only here the central character is a female. As it is also written by a woman, this adds particular significance to the book. The trouble is that it does not engage the reader in the same way as Lewis does - although, to be fair, it omits his semi-pornographic overtones. But nevertheless, this is a neglected work in the Gothic fantasy canon and is well worth reading.

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Read to enjoy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2013

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There are so many novels in the market and makes this a readers delight It is written with much passion.

Josh Brett

Great!

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Excellent book

Sara Liverod

Wonderful and dark

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Wonderful! Very typical gothic novel. It is not too long, easy to read and exciting from beginning to end!

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