German Schauerroman‚ Gothic themes‚ popularized in the Victorian era‚ saturated Romantic literature with tales of gore and spine-shivering madness. Among the plethora of authors experimenting with this genre was Charlotte Brontë‚ whose groundbreaking novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ forever changed Gothic literature. Indeed‚ the grandiose but desolate buildings and English gardens thick fog furnishing the Victorian England landscape exhibits all the signs of a proper Gothic setting. However‚ Brontë distinguishes her
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Love comes along with many emotions related to a sense of strong affection and attachment. Love is an emotional need that even Jane‚ from Charlotte Bronte’s book Jane Eyre‚ can’t ignore. Throughout the story line‚ Jane is searching to find love. She was looking‚ not just for the love of a man‚ but for the love of a family but Jane’s search for love sometimes ends up challenging her independence. Jane’s independence is related to autonomy which is seen throughout the story and is often used as the
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Travis Lent 10/24/12 Midterm Essay Professor Kate Martin Compare and Contrast: Gothic to Renaissance There is truly no doubt that the Gothic and Renaissance eras were both incredibly significant periods of time in the history of art. The developing transition beginning in the Gothic period as far back as 1150‚ to the end of the Early Renaissance in 1450 and finally the High Renaissance in 1520‚ would forever signify one of the most accomplishing and inspirational ages of art. In this development
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because of all the logistic and tools that were needed to make them possible‚ especially gothic cathedrals. The gothic cathedral revolutionized architecture of the time; church officials wanted their cathedral to be better than the surrounding cities so a competition of a kind started up. This competition helped to improve the structures and reach heights unheard of the time. One of the amazing thing about the new gothic churches is that as they grew higher the walls grew thinner and had more windows. “The
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Different Architecture of Romanesque and Gothic Inspired Buildings There have been numerous pilgrimages made across France and Spain‚ each one just as unique as the one before it. Along these routes there are an immeasurable number of magnificent churches and temples each with their own history‚ architecture and art work‚ making them very distinctive. Time and place are important influences of the design of these churches and temples when they were built; this means that we have encountered scores
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Gothic Elements in the Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe is known as the Father of the Gothic. He utilized Gothicism in his short stories such as‚ ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ and ‘Ligeia.’ Poe has written numerous literary masterpieces that have focused on the Gothic. Not only have his works been focused on the Gothic‚ but his life had somewhat of a Gothic theme. Through love‚ death‚ and depression‚ Poe’s life had an impact on the way he wrote‚ which is evident through in
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A Literary Criticism of Charlotte Temple Charlotte Temple is a novel written by Susanne Rowson in the late eighteenth century. The novel was first published in England‚ but was soon published in America having many different editions throughout the years. Charlotte Temple is considered the second American book and was extremely popular during its time of publishing due to its somewhat short length and topic. Charlotte Temple is a story of an innocent and ignorant young girl who is seduced by a
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I. INTRODUCTION Robert Owen was born on May 14‚ 1771 in Newtown‚ Montgomeryshire‚ Wales. He was the sixth of seven children. Robert Owen was a unique person because he focused heavily on helping out the poor‚ and earning profit in a way that was highly unusual. He felt that keeping his employees in a safe working environment was essential to the success and quality of the product. Robert Owen insisted on decent working conditions‚ livable wages‚ and education for the children. Owen believed that
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Her name is Charlotte Figi. Charlotte had her first seizure when she was just three months old. Over the course of a few months‚ Charlotte’s seizures would last two to four hours‚ and she was hospitalized on numerous occasions‚ and she used to suffer from more than 40 seizures per day ever since she was born‚ Charlotte was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome‚ a rare form and severe form of intractable epilepsy. and Charlotte’s Doctor gave her less than a year to live. French doctors suggested an experimental
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The Castle of Otranto – A Gothic Novel Picture of the Title Page of the Second Edition A Dossier by Luisa Hiller‚ Johannes Klein‚ Benjamin Priebst‚ and Claudia Haack Table of Contents: 1. Introduction – The Gothic Novel 2. Horace Walpole 2.1. The Life of Horace Walpole 2.2. The Works of Horace Walpole 3. “The Castle of Otranto - A Gothic Novel“ 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Index of Characters 3.3. Summary of the Plot 3.4. The Characters ’ Appearance 3.5. The Character Constellation
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