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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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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The Raven "The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe‚ first published in January 1845. It is often noted for its musicality‚ stylized language‚ andsupernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven’s mysterious visit to a distraught lover‚ tracing the man’s slow descent into madness. The lover‚ often identified as being a student‚ is lamenting the loss of his love‚ Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas‚ the raven seems to further instigate his distress with its constant
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Gothic Nightmares Fuseli‚ Blake and the Romantic Imagination at Tate Britain 15th February- 1st May 2006 The exhibition is divided amongst eight rooms‚ a number of artists‚ work‚ such as Henry Fuseli‚ James Barry‚ Joseph Wright of Derby‚ Catherine Blake‚ Philippe Jaques de Loutherbourg display their work collectivly. This collective exhibition including many great artists is an interesting way of showing their work‚ acting like a whole installation. The main focus of the
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Gothic architecture was developed from a Christian perspective‚ and therefore attained its most meaningful expression in churches. Clerics began to demand taller churches with more windows than had been present in the dark‚ but sturdy Romanesque churches. This desire was derived from new intellectual and spiritual concepts that took a more rational view of God‚ and saw God encompassed many things‚ such as light‚ reason and proportion. The Gothic church displayed a visual attempt to leave behind the
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the love of Lenore‚ the effects of her death become obvious‚ weakening his psyche until it can no longer remain whole. The raven is used by the author to represent the irrationality of the narrator’s mind. Despite the meaningless response of the
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Ellen Moers defines female gothic as the “work that women writers have done in the literary mode that‚ since the eighteenth century” (317). Gothic writings are fake fear; fear to stimulate what you might feel if this were actually to happen. But‚ gothic is not tragedy‚ tragedy is more terror and horror. Ellen Moers’ essay is about the evolution of different gothic writings and writers. As she states in her essay‚ “For Frankenstein is a birth myth‚ and one that was lodged in the novelist’s imagination
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GOTHIC NOVEL The word "Gothic" has ben variously defined and interpreteted by various writer. Leslie Fielder says that Gothic shoddy mystery-mongerine‚ whereas F. Gunworth Fields defines the Gothic tradition‚ as a literary exploration of avenues to death. The editions of "The Reader’s Companion to World Literature" consider the Gothic novel as a novel of horror based on supernatural. Montague summers maintains; Gothic was the essence of romanticism‚ and romanticism was the literary expression
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The man in the painting is a town dentist from Wood’s hometown and the woman is Wood’s sister‚ Nan. Many characteristics about this painting are unique and questionable. This painting will allow viewers to expand their imagination. The American Gothic painted by Grant Wood in August of 1930 demonstrates expressionism used in the man and woman’s face‚ the house shown in the background‚ and the way of life they portray. When looking at this painting‚ we see a man and woman carrying the same non-expressive
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“The Raven” I feel the title suggests that the poem might entail a story about a raven. Ravens are often associated with death‚ due to their dark‚ eerie features‚ as well as with trickery‚ thus the title clues that the story will most likely be shadier. The speaker of the poem is a man who is troubled by the memories of his lost love‚ Lenore‚ and of his impending death. “And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor shall be lifted—nevermore!” (106‚ 107) indicates the speaker
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