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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Amazing Grace “When people speak of great men‚ they think of men like Napoleon – men of violence. Rarely do they think of peaceful men. But contrast the reception they will receive when they return home from their battles. Napoleon will arrive in pomp and in power‚ a man who’s achieved the very summit of earthly ambition. And yet his dreams will be haunted by the oppressions of war. William Wilberforce‚ however‚ will return to his family‚ lay his head on his pillow and remember: the slave trade
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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 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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Dale Cook Ms. Tinord Honors English IV 1 August 2013 Gothic Literature at Its Finest To a gothic literature buff it would seem to be the greatest sight of all time; Two of arguably the greatest gothic poets of all time‚ Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe‚ side by side. This‚ however‚ is not the case. Fortunately for poets their personality is still embodied throughout their works of literature. Seeing as they are both gothic poets that would in essence make their literary works very similar
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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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Grace Paley “Wants” Grace Paley (December 11 1922 – August 22 2007) was an American short story writer‚ poet‚ and political activist. Grace Paley‚ one of the most respected twentieth-century writers in the United States‚ crafted beautiful short stories by using precise‚ evocative language. On just three pages‚ Paley exposes her narrator’s strengths and weaknesses‚ her past and her present‚ her needs and her desires in the story “Wants.” Paley began publishing in the late 1950s‚ just as the
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THE BASIS OF THE GOTHIC STYLE Tom Bender * March 26‚ 1964 Top Award Winner – 1964 National Architectural History Student Competition A building is more than an assemblage of materials to provide a shelter for man. It is an expression of the society that created it‚ its forms shaped by the outlook‚ values‚ orientation and maturity of the society‚ and reflecting the nature‚ strengths and weaknesses of the various aspects of the society. It in turn shapes and directs the society in its role as
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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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In the poem by Grace Nichols ‘Of course when they ask for poems about the ‘Realities’ of black women’‚ this poem contains certain splits which reflect upon her experience as an immigrant moving from the Caribbean to the United Kingdom and how she collaborates her two worlds together‚ by using both Creole‚ the language from her homeland and Standard English. She resists the notions of the black women in a contemporary society through her poetry and is rather fond of her Caribbean heritage and also
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