- This article is about the 19th-century author. For the 17th century benefactor of Harvard, see Ann (Radcliffe) Mowlson. Lady Anne Moulson (sometimes Ann and/or Mowlson) born Anne Radcliffe (sometimes Radclyffe) (1576-1661 was an early benefactor of the fledgling
| Ann Radcliffe | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1764 Holborn |
| Died | February 7, 1823 (aged 58) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | English |
| Genres | Gothic novel |
Ann Radcliffe (July 9, 1764–February 7, 1823) was an English author, a pioneer of the gothic novel. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Holborn (ˈhoʊbɚn or /ˈhoʊbɝːn/ "ho bun" is an area of Central London, England Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Gothic fiction (sometimes referred to as Gothic horror) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance.
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Biography
Radcliffe was born as Ann Ward in Holborn. Holborn (ˈhoʊbɚn or /ˈhoʊbɝːn/ "ho bun" is an area of Central London, England Her father was William Ward, a haberdasher; her mother was Ann Oates. At the age of 22, she married journalist William Radcliffe, owner and editor of the English Chronicle, in Bath in 1788. Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap The marriage was childless and, to amuse herself, she began to write fiction, which her husband encouraged.
She published The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne in 1789. The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne A Highland Story is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe first published in London by Thomas Hookham in 1789. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It set the tone for the majority of her work, which tended to involve innocent, but heroic young women who find themselves in gloomy, mysterious castles ruled by even more mysterious barons with dark pasts.
Her works were extremely popular among the upper class and the growing middle class, especially among young women. The middle class, in colloquial usage consists of those who have some economic independence but not a great deal of social Influence or power. Her works included A Sicilian Romance (1790), The Romance of the Forest (1791), The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), and The Italian (1796). A Sicilian Romance is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe. It was her second published work and was first published anonymously in 1790. The Romance of the Forest is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe first published in 1791. The Mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Radcliffe, was published in the summer of 1794 by G 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 She published a travelogue, A Journey Through Holland and the Western Frontier of Germany in 1795.
The success of The Romance of the Forest established Radcliffe as the leading exponent of the historical Gothic romance. The Romance of the Forest is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe first published in 1791. Gothic fiction (sometimes referred to as Gothic horror) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. Her later novels met with even greater attention, and produced many imitators, and famously, Jane Austen's burlesque of The Mysteries of Udolpho in Northanger Abbey, as well as influencing the works of Sir Walter Scott. Jane Austen (16 Burlesque is a genre of entertainment also known as Travesty. The Mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Radcliffe, was published in the summer of 1794 by G For films named Northanger Abbey see Northanger Abbey (1986 film or Northanger Abbey (2007 TV drama. Sir Walter Scott 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 &ndash 21 September 1832 was a prolific Scottish Historical novelist and Poet popular throughout
Stylistically, Radcliffe was noted for her vivid descriptions of exotic and sinister locales, though in reality the author had rarely or never visited the actual locations. Shy by nature, she did not encourage her fame and abandoned literature as a pursuit.
She died on February 7, 1823 from respiratory problems probably caused by pneumonia. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal She was buried in Saint George's Church, Hanover Square in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
In popular culture
Paul Féval, père used her as his protagonist in the novel La Ville Vampire (translated as Vampire City). Paul Henri Corentin Féval, père ( 29 September 1816 - 8 March 1887) was a French Novelist and Dramatist
In the film Becoming Jane, she is portrayed by Helen McCrory, in a scene where she meets Jane Austen and encourages her to embark on a writing career (there is no historical evidence of such a meeting, though as noted Radcliffe's works had clearly influenced Austen's). Becoming Jane is a 2007 Historical film directed by Julian Jarrold. Helen McCrory (born 17 August 1968 is a BAFTA Award -winning English Actress. Jane Austen (16
A biography of Radcliffe, by Deborah Rogers, was published in 1996.
Publications include
- The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne (1 volume), 1789, gothic novel. The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne A Highland Story is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe first published in London by Thomas Hookham in 1789. ISBN 0-19-282357-4
- A Sicilian Romance (2 vols. A Sicilian Romance is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe. It was her second published work and was first published anonymously in 1790. ) 1790, gothic novel. ISBN 0-19-283666-8
- The Romance of the Forest (3 vols. The Romance of the Forest is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe first published in 1791. ) 1791, gothic novel. ISBN 0-19-283713-3
- The Mysteries of Udolpho (4 vols. The Mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Radcliffe, was published in the summer of 1794 by G ) 1794. ISBN 0-19-282523-2
- The Italian (3 vols. 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 ) 1797. ISBN 0-14-043754-1
- Gaston de Blondeville (4 vols. Gaston de Blondeville is an 1826 Gothic novel by noted British author Ann Radcliffe. ) 1826, reprinted in 2006 by Valancourt Books ISBN 0-9777841-0-X
Influence on later writers
- Jane Austen
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Sir Walter Scott
- William Wordsworth
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- John Keats
- Lord Byron
- Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Oval Portrait" drew from Udolpho and mentions Radcliffe by name (somewhat disparagingly) in the introduction. Jane Austen (16 William Makepeace Thackeray (ˈθækərɪ 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863 was an English Novelist of the 19th century Sir Walter Scott 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 &ndash 21 September 1832 was a prolific Scottish Historical novelist and Poet popular throughout Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( 21 October 1772 &ndash 25 July 1834) was an English Poet, Critic and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley (August 4 1792 – July 8 1822 ˈpɝːsɪ ˈbɪʃ ˈʃɛlɪ was one of the major English Romantic poets and is widely considered to be among Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, " The Oval Portrait " is a Short story by Edgar Allan Poe involving the disturbing circumstances surrounding a Portrait in a chateau
- The Brontës
- Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (1847)
- Charles Dickens's Little Dorrit (1855-7)
- Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White (1860)
- Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca (1938)
- Witold Gombrowicz's Possessed, or The Secret of Myslotch: A Gothic Novel (1939)
- Henry James's short story The Turn of the Screw (1898) in which the governess asks whether there was a "secret at Bly - a mystery of Udolpho. The Brontë sisters (ˈbrɒnte Charlotte (21 April 1816 &ndash 31 March 1855 Emily (30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848 and Anne (17 January 1820 Charlotte Brontë (ˈbrɒnti (21 April 1816 &ndash 31 March 1855 was a British Novelist, the eldest of the three famous Brontë sisters whose Novels Jane Eyre (dʒeɪn ɛə by Charlotte Brontë, published by Smith Elder & Company of London in 1847, is one of the most influential and Little Dorrit is a serial novel by Charles Dickens published originally between 1855 and 1857. William Wilkie Collins ( 8 January 1824 &ndash 23 September 1889) was an English Novelist, Playwright, and The Woman in White is an Epistolary novel written by Wilkie Collins in 1859, serialized in 1859-1860 and first published in book Daphne du Maurier Lady Browning DBE ( 13 May, 1907 – 19 April, 1989) (ˈdæfnɪ du ˈmɒɹieɪ was a British Rebecca is a Novel by British author Daphne du Maurier. When Rebecca was first published in 1938 du Maurier became - to her great Witold Marian Gombrowicz ( August 4, 1904 in Małoszyce, near Kielce, Congress Poland, Russian Empire – July 24 Henry James, OM ( –) son of theologian Henry James Sr, brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James The Turn of the Screw . . "
External links
- Works by Ann Radcliffe at Project Gutenberg
- Listing in 'The Literary Gothic'
- Listing in The Victorian Web
- Book description for Gaston de Blondeville at Valancourt Books
- Listing at Zittaw Press
- Ruth Facer, 'Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823)' at www.chawton.org
- Biography, links, and e-texts at The Literary Gothic
- Biography and brief description of her writing
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Radcliffe, Ann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ward, Ann |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1764 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Holborn, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 1823 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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