Aspects of Gothic Literature December 2012 Contents Gothic elements in some pre-eighteenth century literature……………………….page 3 The Gothic in Literature of the 20th/21st Century……………………………………...page 6 Transgression and Excess………………………………………………………………………..page 9 Structure of Gothic Literature………………………………………………………………..page 11 GOTHIC ELEMENTS IN SOME PRE-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE Horace Walpole The Castle of Otranto (1764) 21st century gothic style * Originate from a Germanic
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Well‚ it’s good to say that Sesame Street is not just an ordinary children’s show. During the longish course of its existence in mainstream television‚ 45 years to be exact‚ the eponymous Sesame Street had harnessed an impressive total of 159 Emmy Awards‚ a couple of Grammy’s they can totally brag about and reached almost 77 million viewers. The iconic phrase on the children’s show opening jingle which is ‘How to get to Sesame Street?’ had been answered so many times‚ and it is as simple as flicking
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The vampire myth came from a Dracula character in a movie. The guy that acted like Dracula was Romanian Prince Vlad Tepes. He was born in 1431 ‚ he died in 1476. He modeled some aspects of the Dracula character. In Romania‚ Tepes is viewed not as blood-drinking sadist‚ but as a national hero who defended his empire from the Ottoman Turks. Holy water and sunlight are supposed to kill some vampires. Some Gothic people dress up as vampires. They decorate their home in a dark Victorian gloom. They even
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Count Dracula is one of the most famous villains in the fields of film and literature. In Buffy the Vampire Slayer‚ Dracula is depicted as being both serious and humorous. These attributes deviate from the original account where Dracula is shown as being powerful and evil. Evidently‚ past adaptations have not portrayed him as having a sense of humor. It is asserted that the power of a vampire is rooted in darkness and in his self. There is some truth in the statement owing to the fact that vampires
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“Do you know what it means to be loved by Death?... Do you know what it means to have Death know your name?” (221) In Anne Rice’s novel Interview With a Vampire‚ Rice speculates and draws on some of the most asked and wondered about questions of humankind: What is the purpose of our existence? What truly makes one good or evil? Is mankind doomed from birth to be evil? In her novel‚ Rice shows the theme of loss of innocence and good versus evil through the parallelism of evil vampirism and immoral
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Hypertrichosis: The Werewolf Syndrome The disease Hypertrichosis‚ also known as “The Werewolf Syndrome‚” causes unwanted/abnormal hair growth either in one spot or all over an affected person’s body. There are two main types: Naevoid‚ and Congenital. Naevoid Hypertrichosis‚ is where the hair grows in one spot on the body‚ sometimes the limbs but usually proportional in the facial area. Congenital is where hair covers a majority of the body‚ sometimes right after birth! In severe cases‚ the
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Calbana Files is a series of urban fantasy novels by J.C. Daniels‚ which is the pseudonym for fantasy and science fiction author Shiloh Walker. Daniels‚ who has asserted that she always had a love for vampires and the paranormal‚ published the first novel in the series Blade Song in 2012. With the first novel fast achieving commercial and critical success the author went on to publish several more titles in the series including three prequels. The series of novels has three basic groups of witches
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor Chapter 2 In “The Lion‚ The Witch‚ and The Wardrobe”‚ communion is a very important part of the show‚ as it builds the character development and structure of the story. For example‚ when Edmund meets the White Witch for the first time‚ the first thing the White Witch does‚ is offer him food and a drink so they could eat together. This indicates that Edmund is on the side of the White Witch. This causes Edmund to feel obligated to her‚ and so follows her
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Introduction: For this book report‚ I read The Maze Runner. This book was written by James Dashner and published on October 6‚ 2009. The genre of this story is Post-Apocalyptic Fiction‚ and takes place in a mysterious setting. This book report includes four main literary elements. The setting‚ characters‚ theme‚ and symbolism in the story gives it a very interesting tone. There are many different themes in this book including testing the characters memory‚ confusion‚ struggles‚ and fear. The main
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Over 6 million dollars in sales‚ the Twilight franchise is nothing short of successful. But what makes this series any different from the millions of romance novels you can buy at the dollar store? Author‚ Stephanie Meyers‚ developed a highly layered plot that dipped its fingers into multiple genres. By doing this‚ she broadened the spectrum for her projected audiences ten-fold. She includes elements of mystery‚ thriller‚ romance and fantasy into her novel. Twilight is the analogous love child of
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