Gothic Literature Ann Radcliffe Name: Arunima Sircar Grade: 9 IGCSE A English Project- 1 Gothic Literature Gothic literature of gothic fiction is a genre of writing that merges elements of horror as well as romance. It has been believed to be first introduced by the famous English author‚ Horace Walpole. The many elements of Gothic Literature help make this genre successful and pleasing to the readers. Elements of Gothic Literature The many elements of a Gothic Novel help make the novel much more
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appropriately called the English novel‚ and it helped to change the literary landscape forever. The English novel was not only a genre within itself‚ but it also formed several sub genres including historical‚ gothic‚ sentimental‚ epistolary and bildungsroman novels. The works within the genre were so diverse that many different types of authors were able to write according to their own styles and preferences. The development of the novel changed literature not only in England‚ but throughout the world
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http://www.biography.com/people/jane-austen-9192819#synopsis&awesm=~oErUoMS5bEp9C9 The seventh child and second daughter of Cassandra and George Austen‚ Jane Austen was born on December 16‚ 1775‚ in Steventon‚ Hampshire‚ England. Jane’s parents were well-respected community members. Her father served as the Oxford-educated rector for a nearby Anglican parish. The family was close and the children grew up in an environment that stressed learning and creative thinking. When Jane was young‚ she and
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Content Introduction 1. Theoretical part gives general notes on Jane Austen’s works 1.1 English novelist - Jane Austen 1.2 Artistic and genre peculiarities of J. Austen ’s works 2. Practical part II. J. Austen’s literary art and its role in English realism 2.1 The "Defense of the Novel" 2.2 Jane Austen ’s Limitations 2.3 Jane Austen ’s literary reputation Conclusion Bibliography Introduction Topicality: English writer‚ who first gave the novel its modern character through the treatment
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fourteen as entertainment for her family. Austen’s early writing often made gentle fun of popular fiction of the time. Love and Friendship‚ her first book (completed in 1790)‚ was not very kind to those writers who scorned emotional self-control. Northanger Abbey was written at the same time‚ but only appeared after her death. Sense and sensibility was begun in 1797 but did not appear in print until 1811. This book‚ Pride and Prejudice (1813)‚ Emma (1816) and Persuasion (1817) are Austen’s best-known
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Free Study Guide: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Free BookNotes Previous Page | Table of Contents | Next Page Downloadable / Printable Version PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: ONLINE STUDY GUIDE THEMES Major Themes The pivotal theme is that marriage is important to individuals and society. Throughout the novel‚ the author describes the various types of marriages and reasons behind them. Marriage out of economic compulsions can be seen in Charlotte’s marriage to Collins. Marriage due
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When thinking of great writers of the past‚ one would think of Dante‚ Chaucer‚ Homer‚ Shakespeare‚ Emily Bronte‚ and the list goes on. An important name that will certainly come to mind is Jane Austen. Austen was a respected writer during her lifetime‚ but her true glory began after her death. During her life‚ Europe was very much expanding with literature and writing was increasingly influential. Austen’s different views on common events and issues really made her stand out from those during
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Scholarship concerning Jane Austen’s views and use of children within her novels has not received as much attention as other aspects of her writing in spite of the intense interest in all other aspects of her life and writing over the last two centuries. It was long assumed that‚ since she never married‚ she did not like children and that what she wrote about them shows children in a negative light. Scholarly investigations of her letters and family documentation concerning her life and times describing
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Part Two he is Turner‚ symbolising his maturity and loss of innocence as well. McEwan also demonstrates a progression in writing style throughout the novel‚ with each of the three parts showing a different style. An excerpt from Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is included as an epigraph. McEwan uses a conservative style‚ like Austen’s‚ as foreshadowed by the epigraph. To the reader‚ this creates a feeling of confinement‚ but is soon ended with the unexpected use of profanity in Robbie’s letter. This
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"You mirror what the world mirrors to you‚" says Hollywood star Jennifer Lopez. Likewise‚ celebrities currently represent a shoe which many people try to fit into. Unfortunately‚ many find that no matter how hard they squeeze their foot into the shoe‚ it won’t fit. Society is constantly telling us how we should look and act so that we may attain an idealistic image. In the Victorian Era we see the beginnings of this idea manifesting itself particularly with women‚ and continuing in today’s picture
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