Gothic Architecture The technical revolution in architecture known as "Gothic" began at the end of the 12th century and lasted just over two hundred years. The advances made in architecture paralleled those in intellectual life. Gothic architecture was generally tall and inspiring and was a significant structural improvement upon the Romanesque buildings that preceded it. Even though the Gothic era roughly lasted two hundred years (12th-14th century)‚ it was long enough to voyage deep into the
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Gothic Qualities in the Works of Poe What makes the work of Poe gothic? Gothic fiction‚ particularly that written by Edgar Allan Poe has a number of common themes‚ motifs and structures that make his work easily recognizable and more importantly‚ fits his stories into the classification of the gothic. Among these elements of the gothic that run throughout the works of Edgar Allan Poe include the pervasive theme of death and decay‚ which is almost always a staple in Gothic fiction‚ the theme or presence
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Francis Russell once said “fiction evocative of a sublime and picturesque landscape… depict(ing) a world in ruins.” Gothic fiction can be characterized by the elements of fear‚ horror or the supernatural. Other elements that characterize this type of fiction might include darkness mystery‚ or romance‚ lust and even dread. William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily” uses a gothic setting to describe Miss Emily’s home. The upstairs and the outside of the house shows the darkness romance and lust
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Sample Question Paper Code-254 ELEMENTS OF BOOK KEEPING & ACCOUNTANCY Class-IX Summative Assessment-II March 2011 Examination Design of Question paper Time Allowed : 3 Hrs 01. Weightage to form of Questions Type of questions 1. 2. 3. 4. MCQs Short Answer Questions Long Answer Questions(i) Long Answer Questions(ii) Total No. of Questions 16 8 4 4 32 Marks for each Question 1 3 4 6 Total Marks 16 24 16 24 80 Maximum Marks : 80 Duration of the examination will be 3 - 3 ½ hours. Evaluation will
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remarkable things were created. One example of this was the amazing Gothic cathedrals that were created by architects during medieval times. Quite a few Gothic cathedrals were built all over Europe and other areas that took years to complete and a lot of tax money. Tourists still travel to these cathedrals that were built over 500 years ago. It is truly remarkable how these structures were built without today’s modern technology. Gothic cathedrals were built during the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages was
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Dracula‚ by Bram Stoker‚ is quite the epitome of the gothic novel. Towards the beginning of the story‚ the setting takes place in an old and ominous castle‚ which is highly characteristic of gothic literature. Harker’s tribulation begins when “the driver was in the act of pulling up the horses in the courtyard of a vast ruined castle‚” (Stoker 18). There is also a gloomy and menacing tone given to the setting of the novel‚ as in most pieces of gothic literature. This gloom is evident early on in the
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Jane Eyre‚ written by Charlotte Brontë‚ is considered by many to be a "gothic" novel. The use of "supernatural" incidents‚ architecture‚ and a desolate setting helped to decide this classification for Jane Eyre. <br> <br>Many cases exhibited the use of "supernatural" occurrences. For example‚ when Jane Eyre was ten years old‚ she was locked in a room called the "Red Room" for misbehaving. In this room‚ it was written that her uncle passed away there. Because of being told this‚ Jane Eyre believed
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In Ibsen’s play‚ “A Doll’s House”‚ Mr. Helmer’s and Dr. Rank’s pseudo-science beliefs are a major factor in Nora’s choice to leave Helmer. The belief that a parent’s immoral actions can cause negative effects on their children is a belief both Mr. Helmer and Dr. Rank hold‚ and one which they both passed to Nora in the play. This idea is first introduced by Helmer in reference to Krogstad when he says that “An atmosphere of lies infects and poisons the whole life of a home. Each breath the children
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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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and non-restrictive power of imagination‚ all of which are explored in “Frankenstein.”Mary Shelley focuses on the central concerns of Romanticism whilst incorporating elements of the Gothic novel‚ thereby releasing a warning to the responder. Shelley conveys the central themes of romanticism through the complex characterisation of Dr Frankenstein and Captain Walton‚ as revealed in the extracts. Both Walton and Frankenstein are driven by immense passion‚ a trait that is typically evident in romantic
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