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GOTHIC STYLE IN ARTS AND LITERATURE. The notion of “gothic” Birth of the gothic novel Symbols and archetypes of the gothic novel Development of the genre. CONTENTS. THE NOTION OF “GOTHIC”. Birth of the gothic novel. (1717-1797). The Castle of Otranto (1764). Gothic novel “must have”.
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The notion of “gothic” Birth of the gothic novel Symbols and archetypes of the gothic novel Development of the genre CONTENTS
Birth of the gothic novel (1717-1797)
Gothic novel “must have” • Terror, suspense, mystery • Breathtaking chapter endings • Supernatural (ghosts, magicians, werewolves, devils, monsters) • Medieval setting (castle, abbey, monastery, ruins) • Dark secrets and curses • Merciless vilain and virginal maiden
Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823)
Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) Emily Bronte (1818-1848) AnneBronte (1820-1849) Development of the genre
Clara Reeve Matthew Gregory Lewis Mary Shelley Charles Maturin Sir Walter Scott G.W.M. Reynolds Edgar Allan Poe Elizabeth Gaskell Sheridan Le Fanu Bram Stoker Charles Dickens Robert Louis Stevenson Oscar Wilde Henry James Gaston Leroux Arthur Conan Doyle Joyce Carol Oates Daphne du Maurier In search of a gothic novel?