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    Subject : World Literature Project : Book Analysis Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Submitted to : Prof. Jayati Pandya Part I About The Author. Emily had an unusual character‚ extremely unsocial and reserved‚ with few friends outside her family. She preferred the company of animals to people and rarely travelled‚ forever yearning for the freedom of Haworth and the moors. She had a will of iron – a well known story about her is that she was bitten by a (possibly) rabid dog which resulted

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    Gothic Architecture

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    Gothic Architecture Gothic architecture was brought about by Romanesque architecture. This unique style of architecture flourished and thrived around the high and late medieval period‚ but was succeeded by the Renaissance architecture. The Gothic style of architecture may not have been here for very long but it was still an inspirational piece of work for most groups and nations to come to build up from. Gothic architecture was known as “French work” during this period of time‚ having originated

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    Outlining The Castle of Otranto Prompt: Taking The Castle of Otranto as your example‚ outline the main conventions of the Gothic novel‚ and show how your knowledge of these conventions affects your reading of Northanger Abbey. Is Northanger Abbey most accurately described as parody of the Gothic genre‚ or is there a more complicated relationship going on? Answer: Gothic novels purport to revive old stories and beliefs‚ exploring personal and psychical encounters with the taboo (Williams‚ 2000)

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    design today. The enduring values of medieval art and architecture can be split up into five major styles‚ early Christian‚ Byzantine‚ Islamic‚ Romanesque and Gothic. The most influential period was the Gothic‚ which is known for its significant change from classical architecture; this change from classical architecture aided in the Gothic era’s transformation to its own identity. The Medieval period is known for its constant warfare and battle‚ and most people feared death and eternal damnation;

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    Collin Black Gothic Literature Gothic literature has a very distinct style of literature comprising of 10 key elements. Gothic literature has 10 key elements which include setting‚ environment‚ atmosphere‚ protagonists‚ emotions‚ damsels in distress‚ foreboding‚ supernatural‚ decay‚ and drama. Every piece of gothic literature contains all of a majority of these elements. Nathanial Hawthorne’s short stories‚ Dr.Heidegger’s Experiment‚ The Black Veil‚ and Birthmark‚ contain many of these elements

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    Write an account and evaluation of the work and publications of an 18th- or 19th-century collector of Irish folklore of your choice. In this essay I will discuss the works and publications of Charlotte Brooke. I will discuss her background‚ how she became a well-known collector of Irish folklore. I will also discuss some of her most popular works. Some of her works include “Carolan’s Receipt” [pp.86-88]‚ “Carolan’s Monody on the Death of Mary MacGuire”‚ [pp.94-95] and “Tiaghara Mhaighe-eo” [pp

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    Obsession in the gothic

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    To what extent do you agree that obsession is a significant element in the gothic writing you have studied? The word obsession means the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea‚ image or desire. With this in mind‚ both Faustus and Frankenstein show symptoms of monomania in relation to academic obsession. Similarly‚ in ‘The Bloody Chamber’ the characters that experience obsession are also male‚ however they are driven by a different obsession: sexual desire. In the prologue

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    the final paragraphs of the chapter‚ acts as an interesting way for the reader to explore both Jane’s and Mr Rochester’s characters and Bronte uses this as an initial indication of the relationship that develops through the rest of the novel. It is clear from the beginning of the chapter that Jane is frustrated by her situation within Thornfield. Whilst Bronte presents her situation within the household as one of comfort and that for many would breed contentedness‚ it becomes obvious that Jane’s

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    GOTHIC LOLITA INTRODUCTION Gothic Lolita or "GothLoli" (ゴスロリ gosurori‚ sometimes "Loli-Goth") This term "Gothic and Lolita" is used by the Japanese to describe a sub-culture of teenagers who wear a wide range of fashions. It is used by English language sources mainly to describe a specific subset of Lolita fashion. However‚ the term Gothloli (gosurori) is used by some foreigners to describe anyone in gothic or lolita style. It is quite difficult to exactly describe Gothic Lolita style‚ because

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    GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE Basilica churchearly Christian churchRomanesquegothic - Religion grew more population - complete opposite of classical architecture - called "barbaric"; gothic age is considered one of Europe’s outstanding artistic eras Features of gothic architecture: 1. Plans- arranged for convenience rather than for symmetry (utilitarian) 2. Walls- rubble masonry not laid in horizontal courses -materials were in small pieces -walls were no longer load-bearing which contributed

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