Resource Information The item A modern Mephistopheles represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries. Without, a midwinter twilight, where wandering snowflakes eddied in the bitter wind between a leaden sky and frost-bound earth. A modern Mephistopheles [by L.M. While it wasn’t the most amazing or dynamic piece of literature, it was an entertaining and quick read. A change of pace for the author: I much prefer her other works. So far I've read three of the recently discovered adult books she wrote. I enjoyed it; Alcott still is an amazing writer. Zugelassene Drittanbieter verwenden diese Tools auch in Verbindung mit der Anzeige von Werbung durch uns. This is quite good. Mephistopheles is a demon featured in German folklore. This felt like a story that Jo March would have written. This story went nowhere. Within, a garret; gloomy, bare, and cold as the bleak night coming down. I think the appeal of this novel comes mainly with the shock value of "Louisa May Alcott wrote what?!" In studying Alcott, I learned that this type of book was her true interest and delight; she wrote children's books to make money. While I understand the bravery it took to release a work of this nature even under a pseudonym for the famous creator of Little Women, only the idea that a shocking secret would be revealed at the end of the overwrought prose kept me reading. Within, a garret; gloomy, bare, and cold as the bleak night coming down. Struggling poet/author Felix Canaris is willing to do just about anything to make a name for himself. While far from modern, Alcott's Modern Mephistopheles is a timeless delight that pits good and evil, old and young, and selfless devotion against selfish manipulation. As the title suggests, the plot is loosely based on Goethe's Faust, Part One, with a human in the stead of the devil. Work: A Story of Experience (1873), based on Alcott’s own struggles, tells the story of a… In contrast to her better known works, Mephistopheles doesn't not end with a happy marriag. Helwyze: All sensationalist literature by Louisa May Alcott has to have a handsome stranger who is obviously Satan. Mephistopheles (/ ˌmɛfɪˈstɒfɪˌliːz /, German pronunciation: [mefɪˈstoːfɛlɛs]; also Mephistophilus, Mephostopheles, Mephistophilis, Mephisto, Mephastophilis, and other variants) is a demon … Ready to see some of your favorite stories come to life? I'm glad I read it, simply for sake of having read it, but I doubt I'll be picking it up again. The ending fell utterly flat for me as not even the forward impetus of a sensational discover could save the rest of this novella for me. Although A Modern Mephistopheles certainly illuminates the darkness and cruelty of which human heart is capable, I found it to be much more comfortably and conventionally Victorian in its morality than I expected, given the reputation of sensational fiction of the time and some of the other sensational stories by Alcott that I had read, especially Behind a Mask. Wenn Sie nicht alle Cookies akzeptieren möchten oder mehr darüber erfahren wollen, wie wir Cookies verwenden, klicken Sie auf "Cookie-Einstellungen anpassen". Alcott]. Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut. While the story does have a surprise ending, it still has the morality tale so common of the time. Synopsis. This is dark, brooding and deep. I've discovered her adult works of fiction. Alcott Louisa May, Louisa May Alcott. SO must make it happen. A modern Mephistopheles Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Some readers might find the language less polished than in other similar works, but I found it to be highly readable and enjoyable. She was a complicated woman! "A Modern Mephistopheles" was originally published… Read more. She has an eye for the lurid (at least as lurid as possible for her time). With Jasper being human, a second woman, Olivia, Alcott was able to create a love-square among the four characters. Jetzt eBook herunterladen & mit Ihrem Tablet oder eBook Reader lesen. A mephistopheles is a demon from German folklore. For me the most entertaining parts of this book comes from Alcott's magnificent bon mots of human nature, the narrator's asides that reveal her morality and insight into the true nature of human nature for all it's good, bad and indifferent. Wiederholen Sie die Anforderung später noch einmal. This is not one of Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical novels. This chilling tale of lust, deception and greed, first published anonymously in 1877, allowed Alcott the chance to exercise "the lurid style" she believed was her "natural ambition". Truly a nineteenth century melodrama with a predictable plot but a good glimpse into the writing style of one of my favorite authors. Wählen Sie die Kategorie aus, in der Sie suchen möchten. And what a handsome devil I am, to be sure. Good. One reason, because it was written by Louisa May Alcott, best known for docile moral tales such as "Little Women". Lesen Sie „A Modern Mephistopheles“ von Louisa May Alcott erhältlich bei Rakuten Kobo. Finden Sie alle Bücher, Informationen zum Autor, Stöbern Sie jetzt durch unsere Auswahl beliebter Bücher aus verschiedenen Genres wie Krimi, Thriller, historische Romane oder Liebesromane. Apparently, Alcott considered this to be her greatest work, a retelling of Goethe's "Faust," one of the great triumphs of literature. This is one of the more gothic novels by Alcott. Posted on July 17, 2014 July 16, 2014. A good twist or two at the end, but way too melodramatic for me. Apparently Alcott hated writing the commercially viable stuff, which she considered pretty tame and boring, and secretly wrote darker stories, among which is this one. Stattdessen betrachtet unser System Faktoren wie die Aktualität einer Rezension und ob der Rezensent den Artikel bei Amazon gekauft hat. There are some interesting characters but they tend to be one dimensional. Be the first to ask a question about A Modern Mephistopheles. I appreciate Alcott's lurid side, but I didn't find this novel particularly well-written. Nachdem Sie Produktseiten oder Suchergebnisse angesehen haben, finden Sie hier eine einfache Möglichkeit, diese Seiten wiederzufinden. If you do decide to take a chance on this one, be sure to read the Introduction AFTER you finish the book and not before. Her favorite of these works was A Modern Mephistopheles. (Englisch) Taschenbuch – 1. The introduction to the book talks about its eroticism, but I think that was a stretch- I didn't sense any at all. I also recommend A Long Fatal Love Chase by her. Start by marking “A Modern Mephistopheles” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Hinzufügen war nicht erfolgreich. A Modern Mephistopheles | Louisa May Alcott | ISBN: 9780553377958 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. Though the plot and writing seem to be a stretch at times, there are some very fine moments of beautiful writing that make up for these limitations, giving readers a work with some psychological and philosophical complexity. I liked how self-aware it seemed to be and seemed to be an exercise in utilising conventional literary techniques. Lousia May Alcott is one of my pet authors, and I'm almost done with all her books. :), So this book is NOT what you would necessarily expect from the author of Little Women. Hello, Sign in. He tries to get her to renounce her faith, but she never does, and he ends up miserable. And there certainly are some shocks - themes of obsession, greed, drugs, and homoeroticism certainly don't mesh with the squeaky clean image Alcott portrayed in her more well-known morality tales. A modern Mephistopheles by Louisa May Alcott, 2009, Random House Publishing Group edition, eBook in English But it is much darker than anything I read by her. A Modern Mephistopheles was written by Louisa May Alcott and published anonymously in 1877, when she was 25 years old, perhaps so she could explore a "darker side" without tainting her reputations. This chilling tale of greed, lust, and deception opens on a midwinter night when Felix Canaris, a despairing writer about to take his own life, is saved by a knock at the door. I knew that the book had to do with Faust , being titled A Modern Mephistopheles , but I didn’t realize that it’s actually a re-telling of the Faust story. Apparently, Alcott considered this to be her greatest work. This story was not published under her name and you can see why when you read it. However, the characters weren't compelling and the ending was disappointing. This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. One other reason, is because it contains descriptions of drug use and nefarious affairs. September 1995, Audio-CD, Hörbuch, CD, Ungekürzte Ausgabe, Beliebte Taschenbuch-Empfehlungen des Monats, Bantam; Reissue Edition (1. Es sind 0 Kundenrezensionen und 1 Kundenbewertung vorhanden. There were about two pages of actual plot, the rest was a commentary on Helwyze's awfulness and Olivia's beauty and Jasper's moodiness and Gladys' goodness. share. Nobody would believe that the same mind that came up with the March family would come up with something like this. A Modern Mephistopheles: Alcott, Louisa May: Amazon.sg: Books. I am working on a book chapter about Little Women, and even though I had read some of Alcott's sensational fiction a few years ago, I wanted to get a fresh taste of her adult-themed literature before I settled too comfortably into any assumptions about the the domestic works for children for which she is more famous. by Louisa May Alcott A Modern Mephistopheles was written by Louisa May Alcott and published anonymously in 1877, when she was 25 years old, perhaps so she could explore a “darker side” without tainting her reputations.It was published under her name in 1889, along with her similarly dark story, A Whisper in the Dark.A mephistopheles is a demon from German folklore. The literary criticism for this work is interesting - one critic posits the theory that a rape occurs. Jasper then amuses himself by sending his former lover Olivia to distract the vain and handsome Felix while Jasper occupies himself with the intellectual seduction of the virtuous Gladys. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. For being a relatively short book, it felt like it dragged on. There is success and psychological bondage, broken by the pure and lovely Gladys who makes Felix into a man and tames Helwyze before disappearing as these heroines are wont to do. Felix soon chafes under Jasper's dominion, and when the old man's machinations lead him to order Felix to woo and marry the naive and innocent young Gladys, Felix balks. Be forewarned, if you decide to explore Louisa, that this book is no "Little Women." I hate introductions that give too much of the plot away, which this one does. 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This one is dark and kind of scary, definitely freaky. It was published under her name in 1889, along with her similarly dark story, A Whisper in the Dark. Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut. Leider ist ein Problem beim Speichern Ihrer Cookie-Einstellungen aufgetreten. Alcott retells the story of Faust with a more gothic, 19th-century sensibility. I was awed by Alcott's abilities at the end. INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping … Shenanigans ensue. No_Favorite. A Modern Mephistopheles was originally published as part of the “No Name Series,” which, as I’m sure you’ve guessed, was a series of anonymous thrillers. This was all after a skate on Walden Pond of course. It's not a happy-go-lucky tale. A Modern Mephistopheles | Alcott, Louisa May | ISBN: 9798616341723 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. It was published under her name in 1889, along with her similarly dark story, A Whisper in the Dark. Louisa May Alcott had written this book anonymously, with the intent to disguise her writing style as part of a series from a number of other authors. A Modern Mephistopheles By Louisa May Alcott. Quite departure from Little Women. I got Dangerous Liaisons and The Picture of Dorian Grey vibes. Hello Select your address All Hello, Sign in. EMBED. Wählen Sie ein Land/eine Region für Ihren Einkauf. Before reading this I was expecting something as good as, and similar to, "A Long Fatal Love Chase" or some of LMA's superb thrillers; however, this novella is one of few works by Ms Alcott that I found tedious. A Modern Mephistopheles - and a whisper in the dark is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. A Modern Mephistopheles, it turns out, was her favorite of all her creations. Mephistopheles is also a study of good versus evil. However, it is well worth reading. I appreciate Alcott's lurid side, but I didn't find this novel particularly well-written. Greed, lust, vanity, drug use and Louisa May Alcott? In the end, it felt very natural that the woman who wrote Little Women would also write this, perhaps because both novels are so deeply concerned with the ecstasy, power, and danger of an unfettered and ambitious creative vision. A Modern Mephistopheles, and A Whisper in the Dark Language: English: LoC Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature: Subject: American fiction -- 19th century Subject: Psychological fiction Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Subject: Manipulative behavior -- Fiction Subject: Control (Psychology) -- Fiction Category: Text: EBook-No. I rank this one with "A Long and Fatal Love Chase" because of its sexual undertones and subtle message of the unfair treatment of women in the Victorian age. Tag: A Modern Mephistopheles. I am working on a book chapter about Little Women, and even though I had read some of Alcott's sensational fiction a few years ago, I wanted to get a fresh taste of her adult-themed literature before I settled too comfortably into any assumptions about the the domestic works for children for which she is more famous. This worked well for this kind of story, but I didn't enjoy it as much. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. USt. Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. I still want to read more Alcott in the future, though. Add to Cart Buy Now Add to Wishlist. I listened to the audiobook, which I don't think heightened my reading experience. The work was initially published anonymously, and due to the relatively controversial content, one can easily guess why; though it was published under Alcott's own name a year after her death. Also, he's flat broke. Wir verwenden Cookies und ähnliche Tools, um Ihr Einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern, um unsere Dienste anzubieten, um zu verstehen, wie die Kunden unsere Dienste nutzen, damit wir Verbesserungen vornehmen können, und um Werbung anzuzeigen, einschließlich interessenbezogener Werbung. Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2004 "A Modern Mephistopheles" is supposedly meant to be shocking and harrowing. Her favorite of these works was A Modern Mephistopheles. Felix soon chafes under Jasper's dominion, and when the old man's machinations lead him to order Felix to woo and marry the naive and innocent young Gladys, Felix balks. Although the ending was predictable, I sympathized with the despair and turmoil Felix felt and admit to crying. Refresh and try again. 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