The Sorrow of Satan – Corelli Maria – Prospectus – 2026 – ISBN 978-5-392-45840-0
The Sorrow of Satan
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The Sorrow of Satan
14.99 €
"The Sorrows of Satan" is a Victorian-era philosophical bestseller about the price of earthly temptations. The story of the temptation of the penniless writer Geoffrey Tempest by the enigmatic aristocrat Lucio Rimianz addresses the eternal questions of moral choice, faith, and the nature of sin.
This parable novel, combining personal drama with profound philosophical themes, became a reader sensation of its time and remains a significant work reflecting the spiritual quest of the late 19th century.
"The Sorrows of Satan" is a Victorian-era philosophical bestseller about the price of earthly temptations. Influenced by the theosophical ideas of Helena Blavatsky, this novel literally exploded on the book market of its time. No other novel in English had ever experienced such a sensation: more than 25,000 copies were sold in the first week alone, and by the end of the second month, sales had exceeded 50,000. Critics almost unanimously pointed out the work's literary shortcomings, but an influential defender emerged: Oscar Wilde. This is unsurprising: the story of Geoffrey Tempest's fall in the first part of the book mirrors the moral decay of his own Dorian Gray.
This parable novel, combining personal drama with profound philosophical themes, became a reader sensation of its time and remains a significant work reflecting the spiritual quest of the late 19th century.
"The Sorrows of Satan" is a Victorian-era philosophical bestseller about the price of earthly temptations. Influenced by the theosophical ideas of Helena Blavatsky, this novel literally exploded on the book market of its time. No other novel in English had ever experienced such a sensation: more than 25,000 copies were sold in the first week alone, and by the end of the second month, sales had exceeded 50,000. Critics almost unanimously pointed out the work's literary shortcomings, but an influential defender emerged: Oscar Wilde. This is unsurprising: the story of Geoffrey Tempest's fall in the first part of the book mirrors the moral decay of his own Dorian Gray.
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