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    Gothic Literature Ann Radcliffe Name: Arunima Sircar Grade: 9 IGCSE A English Project- 1 Gothic Literature Gothic literature of gothic fiction is a genre of writing that merges elements of horror as well as romance. It has been believed to be first introduced by the famous English author‚ Horace Walpole. The many elements of Gothic Literature help make this genre successful and pleasing to the readers. Elements of Gothic Literature The many elements of a Gothic Novel help make the novel much more

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    Royse Ap English 12-13-12 Gothic Essay Over the centuries‚ the American fascination for the grotesque and mysterious elements of Gothic literature never died off since its beginnings with Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto in 1764. The novel was a success; its creative usage of a remote and obscure setting‚ the supernatural and medieval motifs were found so attractive that its imitations began rapidly publishing across America. Very soon‚ the Gothic genre was an established classic. Even

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    Everyone’s choice of music is greatly affected by influences. The genre we get into is all caused for the same reasons; family‚ friends‚ or social environments. A child who has grown up in the country might be exposed to mostly country music‚ while a child in the city might be used to rock or new pop music on the radio. We all come to enjoy the music our parents played in our early life but as we grow up we add our own genre of music. The genre of music you choose mostly places you in a similar group of

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    Otranto as your example‚ outline the main conventions of the Gothic novel‚ and show how your knowledge of these conventions affects your reading of Northanger Abbey. Is Northanger Abbey most accurately described as parody of the Gothic genre‚ or is there a more complicated relationship going on? Answer: Gothic novels purport to revive old stories and beliefs‚ exploring personal and psychical encounters with the taboo (Williams‚ 2000). The genre‚ as typified by The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

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    Literary genre that takes its beginning in the early nineteenth century. The genre is named after the goths‚ which were a Germanic tribe that sacked Rome and ushered in the Dark Ages. The literary genre itself appears a long tine after the Dark Ages‚ but the genre evokes the Dark Ages in style and content. Stylistically‚ it often deals with gargoyles. Old mansions. Great‚ vast wilderness. Exotic locations. A lot of references. The monsters: Mad scientists ( Dr. Frankenstein)‚ vampires (Dracula)

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    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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    Carlos daSilva Professor Johnson ENC 1102 Gothic: Poe and Hawthorne June 13‚ 2011 Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe are considered masters of American gothic fiction. Gothic is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. Jennifer Palladino cited Herman Melville who wrote “Gothic was nothing if not new and varied; yet at the same time‚ there was an unexpected mental growth as well‚ a dimensional growth in acuity of intelligence and refinement of consciousness

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    oldest emotion known to the mankind? That is fear. And gothic literature can be explained as fear-literature. But the true gothic tale has something more than secret murder‚ bloody bones‚ or clanking chains . So‚ let me explain how to know what is the real gothic book. First of all‚ i will give you some backround. Gothic fiction began as a joke.In 1764 author Horace Walpole first applied the word ‘Gothic’ to a novel in the subtitle – ‘A Gothic Story’ – of The Castle of Otranto‚ a short novel in which

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    There are many different ways in which HG Wells builds up tension and suspense in ’The Red Room’. One way in which he does this is through the use of language. One of the main effective uses of language in ’The Red Room’ is the use of personification; "made the shadows cower and quiver". The shadow embeds fear into the reader‚ as they wonder if the shadow is alive‚ which creates tension as the reader wonders what will happen next. Furthermore‚ the fact that the phrase makes it seem that the shadows

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    Beacon Hall Cautiously walked I towards the grand old mansion‚ where I read the name aloud ’Beacon Hall’. The vulgar and vile house had the look of an old run down Gothic church with arched stained glass windows. The doors and windows reminded me of a church I once visited called ’El Monumental’ in Barcelona. I breathed in deeply smelling wet oak wood reminding me of winter fires and roasting chestnuts. The area was in an old abandoned town by the forest and the old lake‚ as I went into the house

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