The Gothic novel

Июль 28, 2022

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2. The Gothic novel is a stylistic mode or genre that uses a set of conventions to
3. Gothic novels can be seen as an attempt to negotiate the anxieties enlightenment, rationalism, industrial revolution
4. The Gothic novel, also known as ”Gothic romance”, was initiated by Horace Warpol’s Castle of Otranto,
5. The term Gothic novel broadly refers to stories that combine elements from horror and romanticism. The
6. Common elements found in Gothic novels: Gloomy, decaying setting (haunted houses or castles with secret passages,
7. The vocabulary of the gothic
8. Typical motifs and characters Uncanny environments such as castles, dungeons, prisons, cemeteries, ... The supernatural Monsters
9. Anne Rice
10. Author Anne Rice hails from New Orleans, Louisiana. She gained notoriety as a writer of erotica
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The Gothic novel is a stylistic mode or genre that uses

a set of conventions to instill a feeling of fear, or uneasiness in the reader.

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Gothic novels can be seen as an attempt to negotiate the

anxieties enlightenment, rationalism, industrial revolution and urbanization brought with them. Religious certitude decreased as new theories, like Darwin’s theory of evolution, brought humankind closer to animals and bestiality.

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The Gothic novel, also known as ”Gothic romance”, was initiated by

Horace Warpol’s Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story (1764), and spread over the 19th century.Generally, haunted places such as castles, crypts, gloomy mansions and convents were a popular setting to embody the Gothic theme.

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The term Gothic novel broadly refers to stories that combine elements

from horror and romanticism. The Gothic novel often deals with supernatural events, or events occurring in nature that cannot be easily explained or over which man has no control, and it typically follows a plot of suspense and mystery.

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Common elements found in Gothic novels:
Gloomy, decaying setting (haunted houses or

castles with secret passages, trapdoors, and other mysterious architecture)
Supernatural beings or monsters (ghosts, vampires, zombies, giants)
Curses or prophecies
Damsels in distress
Heroes
Romance
Intense emotions

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The vocabulary of the gothic

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Typical motifs and characters
Uncanny environments such as castles, dungeons, prisons, cemeteries,

...
The supernatural
Monsters
Magic Objects
Femme fatals
Demons
Walking skeletons
The devil
Witches and witchcraft
Science used for a bad purpose

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Anne Rice

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Author Anne Rice hails from New Orleans, Louisiana. She gained notoriety

as a writer of erotica and vampire novels. Her most popular book, Interview with the Vampire, was published in 1976 and later made into a movie of the same name, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Rice rediscovered her Catholic faith in 1998 and wrote several books that reflected that her interest in religion, including Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (2005) and Angel Time (2009). In 2010, Rice said that she was no longer a Christian. Her most recent works are The Wolf Gift (2012) and The Wolves of Midwinter (2013).