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Gothic fiction

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Which of the following elements can be considered Gothic?

The Unknown

The exotic

Super-Heros

It's not correct...

where

SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY

An increasing taste of strange, mysterious as well as an impulse of freedom, escape....The first to establish a link b.w. the medieval architecture and literature was Horace Walpole in his novel 'The Castle of Otranto'.

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darkness from one's mind vs external evil

British

ancient settings, isolated castles, mysterious abbeys

characterists

night and darkness

Gothic tales' purpose was to provoke terror and horror, a mixture of plasure and pain.

complex plot

supernatural element

the characters are alienated, outcasts, villans

helpless women

mystery, monsters, exploration of the limits

american

characterists

Puritan influence: culture, imagery and values

It may contain many of the British elements...

colonial or frontier wilderness settings

EDGAR ALLAN POE

MARY SHELLEY

VS

The author of Frankenstein

The author of The black cat

“The fallen angel becomes a malignant devil. Yet even that enemy of God and man had friends and associates in his desolation; I am alone.” - Frnkenstein

Mery Shelley

Mary Shelley

science influence

literary influence

life

legend

The influence of the filosopher Locke (self -awareness and education by experience); and the Gpthic tradition; as well asthe Greek Myth of Prometeus

An intellectual challenge on writing ghost stories by Byron house

between Enlightment and Romantic

from her parents she got ideas of sociel justice and importance of education. She knew all the lastest science theories

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