A. English religious literature 1-Thomas Gramner: “---“A book of common prayer” 2-John Bungan: “---“Grace abounding” B. Definitions 1-A parody: It is aA literary work that imitatesimitate another in order to turn it or hold it up to ridicule. 2-A treatise: AIt is a formal account in writing‚ treating systematically of some subjectssubject. 3-A fabliau: A short metrical tale usually comic‚ frankly coarse‚ often cynical‚ It is a popular short narrative poem in the 12th and 13th centuries
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Austen’s attempt at giving her readers a true gothic character. This all began when Isabella gave Catherine many gothic novels such as The mysteries of Udolpho. For example "And if rainy morning deprived them of other enjoyments‚ they were still resolute in meeting in defiance of wet and dirt‚ and shut themselves up‚ to read novels together” (page 36). Through
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The Turn of the Screw by Henry James forms a Governess’s account of her ghostly encounters in a country house called Bly‚ whilst raising two orphaned children‚ Miles and Flora. The title‚ “The Turn of the Screw” is referenced twice during the novella‚ firstly‚ in the prologue in which Douglas states that‚ “If the child gives the effect another turn of the screw‚ what do you say to two children-?” The second occasion refers to Governess’s commitment to give more of her “ordinary human virtue” to protect
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The societal expectation for young women includes marriage‚ class‚ and moral sense during the 18th century. Women looking for an engagement‚ must uphold high standards with strong morals as well as pureness in both body and mind. Jane Austen depicts the main characters of her novels as being strong individuals in the midst of these societal standards. These significant morals in Northanger Abbey‚ influence the characters‚ such as Catherine and Isabella‚ in how they make their decisions. Additionally
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tyrannical or evil presence felt throughout the novel. The first Gothic Novel to be published in Britain was Horace Walpole’s “The Castle of Oranto”‚ subtitled “A Gothic Story” in its second edition. Later novelists include Ann Radcliffe (The Mysteries of Udolpho)‚ M.G Lewis (Monk). Their influence to this type old literature can be seen in later romantic/horror novels such as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre has been argued to be a gothic novel and
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Uncertainty and the Gothic Aristotle was convinced that in any drama‚ the critical element was suspense. In his definition‚ in order for it to have any chance of being a successful method‚ there had to be distinct components of real danger but also a glimmer of hope. Once the character in the narrative is consumed by the danger‚ the audience feels fear‚ despair‚ empathy. Once the hope prevails‚ the audience is driven to joy‚ with the contrast between the two emotions heightening the experience
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Melanie Konzett London‚ 2006 BA English Literature with History How and why has the Gothic been of importance in writing by and for women? The Gothic genre arose with the publication of Walpole’s Castle of Otranto in 1764‚ and achieved instantly a high popularity. It was particularly associated with female writers and readers (Markman 2003: 48). The Gothic novels of the first wave consist often of a formulaic plot around a hidden crime that feature stereotypical characters in a medieval
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The author of Arcadia‚ Tom Stoppard‚ uses a lot of irony and incorporates a web of relationships and coincidences into his plays that can get a bit confusing‚ especially if you are not familiar with the things that he makes reference to. In the play‚ on page thirteen‚ Lady Croom‚ Thomasina’s mother‚ compares Mr. Noakes’ landscape style to that of Ann Radcliffe’s and Horace Walpole’s imagery‚ both of which were Gothic novelists of the eighteenth century. The author’s purpose in including this bit
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Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey: Heroine and Hero depicted by Literature? Jane Austen depicts all her heroines as passionate readers of literature yet also has a tendency to highlight the lessons that can be learnt both right and wrong and how it effects her heroines lives‚ in this case Catherine’s life. Reading has the imperative purposes in Austen’s world of writing to offer her heroines an escape‚ entertainment‚ and information to guide through self-improvement and growth. Whereas the hero in
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Analysis of Major CharactersHannah JarvisIn the struggle between emotion and reason in Arcadia‚ Hannah Jarvis acts as the voice of reason. Hannah is the academic‚ feminist researcher who prides herself on thorough and well-thought research and sacrifices human contact for it. Hannah‚ like Thomasina’s description of Queen Elizabeth‚ is able to separate sex from intellectual power and‚ in her case‚ push sex from view. Hannah resists carnal knowledge with effort: she doesn’t like the idea of having
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