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Gothic Romanticism

By: Kelen Townsend, Kara Gay, Shanthi Ravi, Lindsey Corbett, Faizah Siddiqi , and Jamie Cook. Gothic Romanticism . Origin. The Gothic movement originated in the buildings and gardens of the English, before progressing to literature. (Connell)

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Gothic Romanticism

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  1. By: Kelen Townsend, Kara Gay, Shanthi Ravi, Lindsey Corbett, FaizahSiddiqi, and Jamie Cook Gothic Romanticism

  2. Origin • The Gothic movement originated in the buildings and gardens of the English, before progressing to literature. (Connell) • The first Gothic Romanticism novel was The Castle of Otranto in1765 by Horace Walpole. (Brians)

  3. About the Genre • The elements of Gothic Romanticism were bleak and dismal (Butcher) • The mood and themes were dominated by setting (Brians) • Settings generally consisted of ancient castles, dungeons, and graveyards etc. (Connell) • Has elements of mystery, passion and irrationalism (Brians) • The first type of literature to truly illicit great emotion (Butcher)

  4. Influential Writers • The three most dominant writers of this time were women • Frankenstein; Mary Shelley • The Mysteries of Udolpho; Anne Radcliffe • The Libertine; Charlotte Dacre (Connell)

  5. Time Period • Gothic Romanticism emerged in England during the time of Colonial America (Gothic Romance) • Gothic literature merged with Romanticism to form Gothic Romanticism in the mid 1800s (Butcher)

  6. Modern Day • Ideas such as haunted houses, and ghost rides • Today’s literature such as horrors and romantic love stories are derived from Gothic Literature • Stephen King’s novels • Nora Roberts (De Vore)

  7. Bibliography • Brains Paul. “Romanticism.” Washington State University- Pullman, Washington. N.p., 11 Mar. 1988. Web 5 Nov. 2009, Http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/hum_303/romamnticism.html. • Connell, Eileen. “The Romantic Period: Topics, The Gothic Overveiw.” The Nortorn Anthology of English Literature. WW. Norton and Company, 2003. Web. 4. Nov. 2009. <http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/romantic/topic_2/welcome.html>

  8. Bibliography • Butcher, Matt. “From Gothicism to Romanticim: The hostory of Gothic Literature.” Helium. Web. 4 Nov 2009. http://www.helium.com/items/135576-from-gothicism-to-romanticism-the history-og-gothic-literature • DeVore, David. The Gothic Novel.Elelments of the Gothic Novel. Web. 4 Nov 2009. http://cai.ucdavis.edu/waters-sites/gothicnovel/155breport.html

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