The Chartres Cathedral is one of the most notable pieces of gothic architecture‚ and many people have been impressed and in awe of the cathedral since it has been built. This includes American filmmaker‚ Orson Welles. In his final film he highlights the Chartres Cathedral by saying: This has been standing here for centuries. The premier work of man perhaps in the whole Western world‚ and it’s without a signature: Chartres. A celebration to God’s glory and to the dignity of man (Orson Welles‚ F is
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Compare Then and Now – Greek Architecture: Part I Example 1: [pic]http://www.sienaheights.edu/personal/pbarr/images/img_228-North-Broad_LG.jpg Where is the building located? 228 North Broad. Adrian‚ Michigan Does it have a name? Governor Croswell House For what purpose was it built? Personal Home for Governor Croswell Date of construction: 1841-1843 Name specific aspects of this building that shows how it has elements that were part of the Ancient Greek architectural
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Notre Dame Cathedral Why is the Notre Dame Cathedral‚ commenced by Maurice du Sully in 1163 and completed in the Early Gothic style in 12503‚ one of the most recognized cathedrals of its time period in the world? Made mostly of cut stone this remarkable building among its many features that set it apart; including being a tall church for its time‚ the later added rose windows in the north transept‚ and most importantly the flying buttresses‚ which were added quite early in the era. The Notre Dame
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Carter make of gothic elements in ‘The Bloody Chamber’ The term ‘Gothic’ was first used to describe a style of art and architecture in medieval Europe. It was said that gothic was an “attempt to incorporate the power of wild nature within the structures of civilization” writers later started using this idea in their literature‚ Angela Carter was was of these writers‚ using many gothic elements in her stories to evoke certain emotion from her readers. One of the main gothic elements used by
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the term ‘gothic’? How far and in what ways is ‘Frankenstein’ a gothic text? Gothic literature‚ which is sometimes referred to as Gothic horror‚ is a genre that links horror and romance into one tale of ‘transgressing the boundaries’. Gothicism was unheard of until the late 1700’s‚ this movement into a new genre of literature. This was pioneered by the English author Horace Walpole‚ in his famous fictional book ‘The Castle of Otranto’‚ or as Walpole alternatively titled it ‘a Gothic story’. Horace
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d’Amiens Amiens Cathedral‚ also known as the Cathedrale Notre-Dame d’Amiens in French‚ is one of the most striking cathedrals built in the 13th century. Currently‚ this Gothic cathedral is also the largest in France‚ and it shows the impeccable execution of “High Gothic” features and includes many of the aspects associated with the Gothic architectural style. Amiens Cathedral is located in France‚ just north of Paris‚ in a town called Amiens. The construction of the Cathedral of Amiens began in 1220 and
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Symbol of France Gargoyles were important symbols adorning medieval Catholic churches‚ relating to Satan and original sin‚ but they were also important architectural features created with a purpose‚ that of a waterspout. Gargoyles predate Gothic architecture and have risen in popularity recently‚ although the symbolism has evolved from Catholicism. From their origins‚ throughout the mass building of cathedrals in Catholic France‚ to ornamental chimeras today‚ gargoyles have been important to the
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Would you consider Edgar Allan Poe a gothic writer? Is the short story‚ “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the narrator kills an old man and hides his body parts under the floor boards of the old man’s house due to the narrator believing the old man’s eye is evil. Police investigate the old man’s house‚ when the narrator hears the heartbeat of the old man’s heart and confesses to the murder. “The Tell-Tale Heart” depicts the gothic element of highly charged emotion and a spooky atmosphere
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Julie Fallows 6423747 Sean Moreland November 27‚ 2012 Ambiguity of American Gothic Anxieties Since the 19h century‚ American Gothic fiction started to exist independently from the British type. In fact‚ the latter was marked by its use of fantastic‚ externalized and metaphysical elements as opposed to the boundaries of American Gothic fiction in which were expressed by historical‚ internalized‚ racial and psychological characteristics. (Edwards‚ XVII) In Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven‚ Fall
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Perhaps the most famous author of Southern Gothic literature‚ Flannery O’Connor’s short stories depict grotesque themes through the utilization of dark humour and damaged characters. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find‚” the southern setting provides the perfect space for a distorted series of events‚ leading to the murder of an entire family. In “Everything That Rises Must Converge‚” the character of various people are dissected in an attempt to understand each character’s southern personality. Lastly
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