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    The story of my choosing is The Cast of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe. Edgar Allan Poe‚ an American short-story writer‚ and poet‚ composer of written work “The Cask of Amontillado” in 1846. His ability to draw attention and some say some the greatest; a short story. It’s a story of retaliation‚ killing‚  torment‚ and addiction set in a very large below the surface. Italian catacomb (below ground graveyard). It’s also an adventure into the dark and mysterious recesses of the human psyche. The theme

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    The Gothic Proof

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    The Gothic Proof: “Tell Tale Heart” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” According to Edward Quinn the definition of gothic literature is‚ “ A type of fiction that employs mystery‚ terror or horror‚ suspense‚ and the supernatural for the simple purpose of scaring the wits out of its readers;” writers in this genre created eerie environments and imagery to keep readers on edge. Many authors contributed to the genre over time‚ with Edgar Allen Poe writing “The Tell Tale Heart” in 1843‚ and Charlotte Perkins

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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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    design today. The enduring values of medieval art and architecture can be split up into five major styles‚ early Christian‚ Byzantine‚ Islamic‚ Romanesque and Gothic. The most influential period was the Gothic‚ which is known for its significant change from classical architecture; this change from classical architecture aided in the Gothic era’s transformation to its own identity. The Medieval period is known for its constant warfare and battle‚ and most people feared death and eternal damnation;

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    The ‘Gothicelements in Frankenstein One of the first novels to be recognized as a Gothic novel was Horace Walpole ’s Castle of Otranto (1765). This text as well as others such as Matthew Lewis’ The Monk (1796) was seen as being linked with what were traditionally considered Gothic traits: the emphasis on fear and terror‚ the presence of the supernatural‚ the placement of events within a distant time and unfamiliar setting‚ and the use of highly stereotyped characters/villains/fallen hero/ tragic

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    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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    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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    Gothic Architecture

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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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    Obsession in the gothic

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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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