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    reinforce the genre? ‘The Bloody Chamber’ is a short Gothic story‚ the sentences are long this is because big ideas are needed to be put across in a short space of time. A lot of information is needed in the sentences to convey the right idea/point to the receiver. Long sentence structure also increases the paced in which the text is read‚ this makes the reader feel the anxiety/excitement that the narrator is feeling. This nervousness supports the Gothic genre as it creates mystery as to what is going

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    Examine the Gothic Elements in the Novel Wuthering Heights‚ by Emily Brontë Gothic literature originated and was very strong at the time of the Romantic Writers Movement. They were very popular and had authors such as Horace Walpole who wrote “The Castle of Oranto”‚ and novels such as “Frankenstein” and “Dracula“. Gothic novels all had a similarity between each other. They always had typical Gothic features which alleviated the novel in one way or another. For example‚ most Gothic novels involved

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    abandoned. The twelve and thirteen paragraph discusses Gothic architecture style profoundly as a pointed example. Found on the argumentation of viollet-Le-Duc who highly praised the rigorous application of the system during the twelfth and thirteenth are not caprice or puerile symbolic intents. The author still thinks functionalism play an essential element in appreciation of the Gothic style in a sense. The fussy principles of Christan architecture such as ornamental buttresses conform to their reasons

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    GOTHICISM and GOTHIC ELEMENTS IN COLERIDGE’S POEM "THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER"           Gothicsim is a style in fictional literature characterized by gloomy settings‚violent or grotesque action‚ and a mood of decay‚degeneration.The Gothic begins with later -eighteenth-century writers’ turn to past; in the context of the Romantic Period the Gothic is a type of imitation medievalism.When it was launched in the later eighteenth century the Gothic features accounts of terrifying expeirences

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    I believe that the gothic element were important during the early to mid-nineteenth century. First‚ Edgar Allan Poe’s work was dark and can be unappealing to most people or at least to me. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” Poe uses gothic element through death or decaying. For instance‚ “His eyes resembled that of a vulture—a pale blue eye‚ with a film over it… my blood ran cold; I made up my mind to take the life of the old man.” Secondly‚ Washington Irving’s demonstrates the gothic elements more in my opinion

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    whole story why he decided to pick Emily Grierson as the protagonist. “A Rose for Emily” allowed me to experience romance‚ misfortune‚ gothic horror‚ and dismay of the antebellum south in that time period. This story was very different from any other story by William Faulkner because it had many elements of Gothicism. Since the short story is filled with gothic elements‚ it made the story even more interesting to read. In “A Rose for Emily” there are several prominent themes throughout the story

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    Marcela Duarte Professor Carnley Art History 1304 30 November 2017 Architecture: Ironbridge and Houses of Parliament A couple of prominent things that come to mind in pondering about architecture from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century are British works of architecture. British architecture‚ as any of its form‚ reflects change and transformation through time. History shows an evolution of design through adaptation to the environment. This adaptation revolves within an atmosphere of

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    writing. Front and center without reasoning‚ Edgar Allan Poe was drawn to gothic fiction without even realizing. Throughout Poe’s work‚ he was able to conquer gothicism in every way possible from his premature work all the way up to award winning pieces for $50 to $100. Edgar Allan Poe is the master of gothic fiction because his use intense emotions‚ cruel revenge‚ and the agony of loss. Edgar Allan Poe is the mastermind of gothic fiction writing

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    The Secret Life of Bees within the Southern Gothic Genre Most southern gothic literature deals with the disturbed and flawed characters; one of the most famous writers of this genre is Edgar Allan Poe. The southern gothic genre is characterized by grotesque‚ gruesome‚ or unbelievable incidents. The southern gothic genre is portrayed in many ways. Lily‚ the main character‚ goes through many difficult life experiences and learns many tough lessons. This book does not have a happy ending like a fairy

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    Bronte’s Introduction of Gothic Themes in the First Three Chapters of ‘Wuthering Heights’ In the novel Wuthering Heights‚ it becomes apparent very quickly that Bronte intends it to fall into the Gothic literature genre. This is particularly reflected in her use of setting‚ her symbolic use and her imagery. Firstly‚ the reader is introduced to the setting of the novel – the Yorkshire Dales. A typically cold‚ dark and dreary place; not to mention a setting that Bronte familiar with‚ becomes an

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