The gothic style originated in Europe during the 12th to the 18th century. It applied to medieval styles of art and architecture‚ particularly buildings such as cathedrals and other churches. Gothic literature began in England with the novel the ‘Castle of Oranto’ by Horace Walpole. From this novel‚ gothic fiction developed and flourished‚ becoming a significant literary genre that inspired famous works such as Frankenstein‚ Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Gothic texts share the central theme
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GOTHIC LOLITA INTRODUCTION Gothic Lolita or "GothLoli" (ゴスロリ gosurori‚ sometimes "Loli-Goth") This term "Gothic and Lolita" is used by the Japanese to describe a sub-culture of teenagers who wear a wide range of fashions. It is used by English language sources mainly to describe a specific subset of Lolita fashion. However‚ the term Gothloli (gosurori) is used by some foreigners to describe anyone in gothic or lolita style. It is quite difficult to exactly describe Gothic Lolita style‚ because
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became more severe‚ in which the person develops a lack of self-control with major inflictions and regrets. A clash between good and evil‚ hero and tyrant is a basic foundation to gothic literature where Robert Louis Stevenson brought the internal battle in the gothic story‚ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Gothic setting are critical to any story. Stevenson begins with making a dark‚ supernatural tone of the setting of the story. The vivid detail of doubling symbolisms slashes through the
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The origins and characteristics of Gothic Literature came in 1764 with the publication of Horace Walpole’s Castle of Otranto (“Zittaw”). Ever since then‚ Gothic Literature has become more popular and is being used in numerous works of great literature. Gothic Literature has had a remarkable impact in the world of English literature and is currently still evolving from its original roots. Gothic Literature is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. It was developed
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December‚ 2013 Development of Gothic Architecture The 11th to 15th centuries observed a great increase in the presence of the Christian Church within Europe. The Crusades were a strong cause for this surge in the Christian religion. The growing population of the Church increased the demand for a Christian presence in architectural monuments during the Romanesque and Gothic periods‚ which lead to a great cathedral construction boom across Europe. The Gothic architectural styles were distinctive
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In Stephen Kings essay "Why We Crave Horror Movies" he claims that we are all mentally ill. According to King‚ people’s quirks are proof of this. The antidote to our mental illness‚ king says‚ is that we watch horror movies to "re-establish our feelings of essential normality". King also says that we watch them to satisfy the bad in us. We all do crazy things in our lives. Once in awhile we all want to thrash out on someone‚ to prove a point‚ or just to hurt them for the sake of hurting them. We
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The Gothic in Frankenstein “I ought to be thy Adam‚ but I am rather the fallen angel...” In Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley uses various mysterious situations for Victor Frankenstein to come across his creation of the monster. Shelley employs the supernatural elements of literature from where Frankenstein gathers body parts for the monster to where the monster kills everyone. She also makes sure that the setting of this gothic/horror novel takes place in Europe so that the readers are not all that familiar
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Gothic Architecture Gothic architecture was brought about by Romanesque architecture. This unique style of architecture flourished and thrived around the high and late medieval period‚ but was succeeded by the Renaissance architecture. The Gothic style of architecture may not have been here for very long but it was still an inspirational piece of work for most groups and nations to come to build up from. Gothic architecture was known as “French work” during this period of time‚ having originated
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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 sense of terror in the audience. One of the most prominent Gothic elements that I used throughout the story is the idea of the “uncanny”—that the
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Gothic Architecture Gothic Architecture is a very interesting topic that I chose because of its unique style. It was originated in the 12th century France to the 16th century‚ and it was also known as Frankish work. Gothic Architecture came from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. This style was mostly used by cathedrals builders. This type of architecture is commonly seen in Europe mostly in cathedrals‚ abbeys and churches. It is also common for castles‚ palaces
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