Adeleine Dauray Ms. Nadler English 12 February 5‚ 2017 The conventions of the Gothic that we have talked about so far this year are things such as masks‚ pointed architecture‚ the supernatural‚ haunted spaces‚ and young girls who are innocent and weak. A specific TV series on Netflix comes to my mind when I hear of gothic conventions: The Vampire Diaries. The Vampire Diaries is very much about the supernatural. The main character‚ Elena‚ is a young teenager who lost both of her parents in a
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GOTHIC INTRODUCTION g The origin of gothic subculture Gothic subculture originated in eighteen century‚ where the gothic literature took place. There are a couple samples of the literature of gothic‚ such as the book‚ which wrote by Horace Walpole in year of 1717 and in 1797‚ whilst people actually believed the gothic started‚ when the first single song of Bauhaus in 1979 released‚ which called “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” THE DEFINITION AND SUBGROUP OF GOTHS According to the statement of the sociologist
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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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"Name and discuss in detail two Gothic sculptures making references to the period in which they were produced‚ them‚ composition and style. Discuss briefly the role of a sculpture in a named Cathedral from the Gothic Period." The word "Gothic" was given to the style of architecture that evolved between 1150 and 1499 in Europe. It was invented by the Renaissance historians and artists to express their negative attitude to an art they thought was barbaric. Gothic culture was urban based unlike Romanesque
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Early horror literature came out of a mix of the upcoming of romanticism‚ the decline of the enlightenment‚ and most of all from early gothic traditions themselves. Neo-gothic interests greatly sparked the minds of many 18th century writers‚ Edgar Allen Poe being one of them. Poe is classified as an American Horror author of the romanticism era who wrote many short stories and poems of weird‚ gloomy‚ and haunting concepts. The ideas behind many of his stories relate to the minds of many people who
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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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Elements of a High Performance Organization AJS/512 March 24‚ 2013 Instructor: Michele Bradford Developing and maintaining a high performances organization in today society can be challenge‚ organizations must have responsiveness‚ speed‚ and quality that is beyond the reach of individual performance. When the organization has a high performances teams generate commitment and provide the elements that inspire employees to give their very best. need to ensure that they are using an organizational
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Murder‚ horror‚ gore; these are just a few of the elements that fuel the Southern Gothic genre. Flannery O’Connor‚ a prominent 20th century author and writer of thirty-two short stories‚ was a well-known proponent of Southern Gothic literature. Her short stories not only highlight the macabre‚ but instill unease within readers‚ two purposes aided by the usage of irony‚ symbolism‚ and theme. Irony constructs an atmosphere of suspense within O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” The story follows
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Southern Gothic literature has many of the same aspects as Gothic literature; Southern Gothic literature‚ which is a sub-genre of the Gothic writing style‚ is unique to the American South. It focuses on topics such as death‚ madness‚ and the super natural as well has having many mystical‚ bizarre‚ violent‚ and grotesque aspects. Gothic literature has left a deep impression to the people. Influenced by Edgar Allan Poe and Flannery O’Connor wrote stories filled with grotesque characters‚ violence‚
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Gothic Historical Context According to some authors rebuilding of Abbey Church of Saint Denis is considered beginning of gothic style in 1140. Since then‚ the Gothic style spread through Western Europe. The Gothic art‚ is a typically bourgeois and citizen art‚ which marks the end of feudalism and the renewal of the urban world and the world of trade and craft workshops. At the beginning‚ in France‚ it had specific characteristic too different to Romanesque. Such as: church were considered place where
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