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GOTHIC LITERATURE. G. Gothic Cathedral. Goth, Germanic Tribe. Will the real Goth please stand up?. How about this Goth?. Ahem…actually we’re talking about a literary movement!. Gothic Literature.
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Gothic Cathedral Goth, Germanic Tribe Will the real Goth please stand up?
How about this Goth?
Ahem…actually we’re talking about a literary movement!
Gothic Literature A genre of fiction dealing with tales of the macabre and supernatural, which reached a height of popularity in the 1790’s.
Think of it as a Medieval Revival. Gothic authors wanted to conjure up a dark and distant past. Counterfeit Medievalism
If it’s Gothic, it will probably feature… ANCIENT CASTLES AND RUINED ABBEYS
Secret Passages And Underground Dungeons
GHOSTS AND GRAVEYARDS
GOTHIC became a label for the mysterious, supernatural, and terrifying…. especially the pleasurably terrifying.
Walpole led the way in this genre with his self-styled Gothic Story. The Castle of Ontrato, Horace Walpole, 1764
The Castle of Ontrato had all these and more!!!! • Haunted Castle • A hero named Manfred • Mysterious deaths (sickly heir crushed by giant helmet on his wedding day!) • Moaning Ancestral portrait • Damsels in Distress • Violent passions • Strange obsessions
Poe is a well known for crafting terrifying tales, although chronologically he came after the Gothic literature of Romantic period writers. Edgar Allen Poe
So to sum up… • How would you define Gothic Literature? • What are some common elements of Gothic Literature? • Why might these stories appeal to people?
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