GOTHIC LITERATURE The gothic novel was invented almost single-handedly by Horace Walpole‚ whose The Castle of Otranto (1764) contains essentially all the elements that constitute the genre. Walpole’s novel was imitated not only in the eighteenth century and not only in the novel form‚ but it has influenced writing‚ poetry‚ and even film making up to the present day. It introduced the term "gothic romance" to the literary world. Due to its inherently supernatural‚ surreal and sublime elements
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during the Gothic era that laid the foundation for such works to be created by today’s novelists. The novels Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole‚ and “Sir Bertrand” by Anna and John Aikin‚ give excellent examples on this subject. It was these works where the natural elements that gave the text a sense of fear‚ and impending doom on the character to give the reader a thrilling sensation that they would not normally get in their daily lives. Noises were commonly used by the authors of the gothic era‚ these
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GCSE English Language Unit 3: Descriptive Writing The Descriptive Writing task in Unit 3 is worth 7.5% of the subject award and is marked out of 20. The mark given for each of the examples provided is supported by comments related to the criteria given in the specification for: i) Content & Organisation ii) Sentence Structure‚ Punctuation & Spelling. A national grade is indicated in each case‚ based on the way that the same mark scale for Writing has been used in the past
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The play Arsenic and Old Lace fits perfectly in with the theme of Gothic Horror. The idea that people believe otherwise is absurd. Gothic Horror has basic components that start with the letter M‚ for example‚ Murder‚ Melancholy‚ and Macabre‚ all of these are displayed within this play. Then there are the two older women luring elderly gentlemen to their deaths because they’ve become a bit lonely‚ not realizing the seriousness of the acts they commit. Jonathan‚ the insane and estranged brother of
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English II Southern Gothic Literature Southern Gothic Literature is a genre that focuses on events occurring in the American South after the Civil War. It involves supernatural events‚ monsters‚ heroes‚ and must reveal social and cultural issues. Boo Radley‚ a character who lives in Maycomb‚ fits the supernatural role in Southern Gothic Literature. To fit this role‚ ironic and unusual events should occur involving that person. Boo does a lot of unusual things throughout the story. He lives in an old
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few of the elements that fuel the Southern Gothic genre. Flannery O’Connor‚ a prominent 20th century author and writer of thirty-two short stories‚ was a well-known proponent of Southern Gothic literature. Her short stories not only highlight the macabre‚ but instill unease within readers‚ two purposes aided by the usage of irony‚ symbolism‚ and theme. Irony constructs an atmosphere of suspense within O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” The story follows a family planning a road trip while
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American Gothic Fiction From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gothic_Fiction American Gothic Fiction is a subgenre of Gothic Fiction. Elements specific to American Gothic include: rational vs irrational‚ puritanism‚ guilt‚ Das Unheimliche (strangeness within the familiar as defined by Sigmund Freud)‚ abhumans‚ ghosts‚ monsters‚ and domestic abjection. The roots of these concepts lay in a past riddled with slavery‚ a fear of racial mixing (miscegenation)
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I was intrigued by how these stories that we now tell to children in simplified‚ cute versions were once incredibly violent and dark‚ and I wanted to use the style of the Gothic to revitalize these elements in a new rendition of the story. The presence of dark‚ creepy settings (instances of pathetic fallacy) in the “barren” castle and untamed wilds respectively are definite Gothic elements‚ as is the inclusion of supernatural beings to create a heightened
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It was 1867‚ December‚ 25 Lawrence woke up at 9:30 am to go get the kids breakfast and get them ready for school. I prepared two waffles for my son whose name is Jamison‚ I also prepared a waffle for my daughter whose name is Laura. At 10:00am the woke up and rushed quickly down the stairs in excitement ready for their breakfast. They quickly ate and began to sprint to the bright yellow school bus that was going to take them to school safely here and back. Finally it was to check the weekly mail
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use the conventions of Gothic Horror to create a sense of fear and horror in “The Kit Bag”? INTRODUCTION Gothic Horror is a genre which tries to create a sense of fear and horror in the reader. Writers of gothic horror use a number of conventions to achieve this. Some of these include setting‚ the supernatural‚ isolated hero‚ the climax and sound. In ’The Kit Bag‚’ Blackwood uses a number of these conventions to create a sense of horror. PEE 1 The setting in gothic horror is used to create
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