Gothic sculpture was closely tied to architecture since it was used primarily to decorate the exteriors of cathedrals. The earliest Gothic sculptures were figures of saints‚ and the Holy Family and were used to decorate the doorways‚ or portals‚ of cathedrals. At Rimes‚ the facade covers a large area and is one of the most opulent groupings of sculpture in any Gothic church is more relaxed and naturalistic appearing‚ a trend that culminated in the sculptural decorations of the Reims Cathedral. The
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things that are excessive and extreme. Transgression: To cross lines or break boundaries. Often it deals with people breaking rules or laws. Vampires transgress the boundaries of life and death. Werewolves trangress from man to animal. A lot of gothic literature deals with struggers between binaires. ( when thins can be divided in 2) Civilization vs. Wilderness. Virture vs vice. Light vs darkness. Good vs evil. Order vs chacs. West vs east. Life vs death. Science vs magic. Man vs animal. Known
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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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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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Gothic Nightmares Fuseli‚ Blake and the Romantic Imagination at Tate Britain 15th February- 1st May 2006 The exhibition is divided amongst eight rooms‚ a number of artists‚ work‚ such as Henry Fuseli‚ James Barry‚ Joseph Wright of Derby‚ Catherine Blake‚ Philippe Jaques de Loutherbourg display their work collectivly. This collective exhibition including many great artists is an interesting way of showing their work‚ acting like a whole installation. The main focus of the
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Impact of Gothic Literature Gothic Literature is a well-known genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. Gothic writing has impacted the literature and art of today by influencing writers and artists over time. It was able to do so with its interesting storylines‚ ability to hold suspense‚ and the way it held interests of many people through the ages. Understanding this unique genre can help a person to truly appreciate literature as a whole. The word “Goth” derived
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Themes of the Hollow of the three Hills: -main character as a beautiful woman with a shameful and abominable past. -trying to run from it will only make the problem follow. -character as someone who is a plighted subject who had such a secret that she had to be where "no mortal could observe them. -She wanted this witch to help her see and hear what was happening with her loved ones; but she only had one hour to do so and after this one hour she would die Hawthorne did not come out and said
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The Hollow Men Resemble the novella Heart of Darkness‚ T.S. Elliot’s poem The Hollow Men conveys the darker side of human nature. Allegorically‚ the poem acknowledges how hollow men are -- trying every possible way to achieve their high hopes not knowing that they are just empty aspirations that will lead them astray in the end. Through the utilization of imagery‚ tone and contradicted diction‚ Elliot is warning mankind to stop follow their noble pursuits blindly that only leave them “sightless
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Gothic architecture was developed from a Christian perspective‚ and therefore attained its most meaningful expression in churches. Clerics began to demand taller churches with more windows than had been present in the dark‚ but sturdy Romanesque churches. This desire was derived from new intellectual and spiritual concepts that took a more rational view of God‚ and saw God encompassed many things‚ such as light‚ reason and proportion. The Gothic church displayed a visual attempt to leave behind the
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Gothic Conventions used in The Others: The film ‘The Others’ made by Alejandro Amenabar in 2011 is a film about a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children in their large‚ old home which she believes is haunted by ghosts. This film uses a large range of techniques and ideas to emphasise and contribute to its gothic themes. These techniques include dark and light imagery‚ symbolism and setting. The Others also uses traditional gothic ideas to develop these themes throughout the movie‚
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