僧侣(The Monk)简介：
The Monk: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1796. It was written before the author turned 20, in the space of 10 weeks.

Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, The Monk is a violent tale of ambition, murder, and incest. The great struggle between maintaining monastic vows and fulfilling personal ambitions leads its main character, the monk Ambrosio, to temptation and the breaking of his vows, then to sexual obsession and rape, and finally to murder in order to conceal his guilt. The only edition of this key gothic novel available, The Monk now offers a new introduction and notes that make it especially accessible to the modern reader.

　　这部哥特式小说描绘了一个德高望重的修道院长为了满足自己反常的、病态的欲望，直至利用出从于魔鬼的坠落过程，同时也讲述了一个不愿戴上面纱的少妇女，努力与宗教抗争最终获得幸福的痛苦经历，在一定程度上揭露了中世纪教会的黑暗和罪恶。