The Mysteries of Udolpho takes place in France and in northern Italy in 1584. Although Ann provide the readers with the information of date and place, that is about the extent of the formal setting. She purposefully wrote about different eras and different trends to keep the setting changing as if to add the mysteries of the novel.
To further understand the novel, I believe it is important to understand the time and place it was set in, 1584 France and Italy. At this time the French were getting out of a war that begun in 1577, it was the Third French war. A grouping was conflicts that spanned over many years. Henry VI was the king of France at the time.
Braque was the center of the art and music world. The Braque style was opulent and full of details. The fashion mimicked the art world. The style was very formal and restricted. I found this to be interesting because of the relax imagery Ann portrayed throughout her novel. In the second and third chapter she explains of a seemingly nomadic group of people that help with Emily and St. Aubert. These scenes contradicted the general manors of the time.
To further understand the novel, I believe it is important to understand the time and place it was set in, 1584 France and Italy. At this time the French were getting out of a war that begun in 1577, it was the Third French war. A grouping was conflicts that spanned over many years. Henry VI was the king of France at the time.
Braque was the center of the art and music world. The Braque style was opulent and full of details. The fashion mimicked the art world. The style was very formal and restricted. I found this to be interesting because of the relax imagery Ann portrayed throughout her novel. In the second and third chapter she explains of a seemingly nomadic group of people that help with Emily and St. Aubert. These scenes contradicted the general manors of the time.
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