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| − | + | ''[[The Mysteries of Udolpho]]'')[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysteries_of_Udolpho] is an immensely popular and influential Gothic novel by Ann Ward Radcliffe (1764–1823), first published in four volumes on 8 May 1794 by G. G. and J. Robinson of London. | |
== Dramatised versions == | == Dramatised versions == | ||
| + | The novel has been dramatized a number of times, for example: | ||
| − | + | ''[[Le Testament, ou Les Mystères d'Udolphe]]'', a French prose drama in five acts by Jean Henri Ferdinand la Martelière (1761-1830). First performed in Paris, at the Théatre Louvois, on le 22 Messidor an 6, and published 1797 by Fages. | |
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| + | ''[[Montoni, ou Le Chateau d'Udolphe]]'', a French melodrama in 5 acts by Alexandre Duval (1767-1842)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre-Vincent_Pineux_Duval]. First performed at the Théatre de S.M. l'Impératrice, on 29 July 1813, published in Paris in the same year by Fages. | ||
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| + | Duval's version was in turn translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Montoni, of Het Kasteel van Udolpho]]'' by A. Bruggemans and published in 1800. | ||
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| + | '''For more information on South African productions, see ''[[Montoni, ou Le Chateau d'Udolphe]]''''' | ||
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Revision as of 06:41, 28 January 2016
The Mysteries of Udolpho)[1] is an immensely popular and influential Gothic novel by Ann Ward Radcliffe (1764–1823), first published in four volumes on 8 May 1794 by G. G. and J. Robinson of London.
Dramatised versions
The novel has been dramatized a number of times, for example:
Le Testament, ou Les Mystères d'Udolphe, a French prose drama in five acts by Jean Henri Ferdinand la Martelière (1761-1830). First performed in Paris, at the Théatre Louvois, on le 22 Messidor an 6, and published 1797 by Fages.
Montoni, ou Le Chateau d'Udolphe, a French melodrama in 5 acts by Alexandre Duval (1767-1842)[2]. First performed at the Théatre de S.M. l'Impératrice, on 29 July 1813, published in Paris in the same year by Fages.
Duval's version was in turn translated into Dutch as Montoni, of Het Kasteel van Udolpho by A. Bruggemans and published in 1800.
For more information on South African productions, see Montoni, ou Le Chateau d'Udolphe
Sources
Bosman, 1928: pp 134-5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysteries_of_Udolpho
http://archive.org/details/montonioulechate00duvauoft
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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