The Monk

Japanese: 《The Monk》（英語表記）TheMonk

…He studied at Oxford University and became a member of the Japanese embassy in The Hague. In 1796, he published the Gothic romance The Monk, which quickly became famous for its horror, about the corruption of a Madrid abbot and a deal with the devil. He also served as a member of Parliament, but later wrote many Gothic plays and novels, and together with A. Radcliffe and W. Godwin, he created the heyday of Gothic romance. …

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Japanese:

…オックスフォード大学に学び，ハーグ駐在大使館員となる。1796年にゴシック･ロマンス《修道僧The Monk》を出版，マドリードの修道院長の堕落，悪魔との取引などを扱ったこの恐怖小説でたちまち有名になる。国会議員も務めたが，その後多くのゴシック風の劇や小説を書き，A.ラドクリフ，W.ゴドウィンらとともにゴシック･ロマンスの全盛期を築いた。…

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