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Page 1: Medieval world  Late 18 th Century England  Popular into 19 th Century in Europe and America  Can refer to architecture as well as literature
Page 2: Medieval world  Late 18 th Century England  Popular into 19 th Century in Europe and America  Can refer to architecture as well as literature

Medieval world

Late 18th Century England

Popular into 19th Century in Europe and America

Can refer to architecture as well as literature

Gothic architecture – ornate, intricate, flying buttresses, narrow spires, stained glass; sometimes adorned with grotesques – gargoyles, monsters, etc.

Source: The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms, 2nd ed. Murfin and Ray

Gothic Overview

Figure 1: Gothic Architectural examples

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Horror narrative – doom and gloom

Chivalry and magic Dark, mysterious Secret passages and

supernatural events Atmosphere of terror Story line and setting

is emphasized over characterization

Exaggerated and emotional language

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“characterized by a general mood of decay, action that is dramatic and generally violent or otherwise disturbing, loves that are destructively passionate, and settings that are grandiose, if gloomy or bleak.”

Romantics viewed Gothic writing as having a “freedom of spirit, variety, mystery, and instinctual authenticity.” Source: The Bedford Glossary of Critical and

Literary Terms, 2nd ed. Murfin and Ray

Gothic Literature Resource

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Dark history Secrets Hero: Power and

charisma over goodness

Heroine: win hero’s love without losing her soul or “being destroyed in the process”

Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester

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Coleridge The Bronte sisters

Henry James Mary Shelley Edgar Allan Poe Stephen King Anne Rice What other past and

modern examples can you think of?

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For any further questions on Gothic literature contact Professor O’Brien at:

[email protected]