![]() Gothic Genre Realism with a hint of horror with some supernatural events Pictures the human condition as an ambiguous mixture of good and evil powers that cannot be understood completely by human reason a dilemma of duality - humans are divided in the conflict between opposing forces in the world and in themselves It is usually filled with morals ![]() Gothic Movies Sweeney Todd Underworld Jennifer’s body Jane Eyre Insidious Panic Button įrom Sources “ The Gothic themes of human nature's depravity, the struggle between good and evil in the human soul, and the existence of unexplainable elements in humanity and the cosmos, are prominent themes in many of the works in this genre.” 'A journey into the 'darker' side of life a world of pain and destruction, fear and anxiety which shadows the daylight world of love and ethereality.” Gothic Characters Villains, tyrants, maniacs Madwomen, femme fatales, persecuted maidens Byronic Heroes Ĭastle of Otranto – Horace Walpole, 1764 Frankenstein – Mary Shelley, 1818 Dracula – Bram Stoker, 1897 The Shining – Stephen King, 1977 Some Examples of Gothic Literature Stimulation of fear, horror, and macabre Defies categorization and explanation! Ĭonventions of Gothic Literature Horror and Romance Sinister settings Extreme landscapes etc. Forces the reader to engage it on its own terms, and not those of social and cultural conditioning. Gothic Fiction Incorporates themes of eternal conflict and importance to the human condition - relationships, gender, patriarchy, nostalgia, and the sublime. Man may rise to the contemplation of the diving through the sensed ” and also “the churchgoer would be transported from this inferior world to that higher world.” Which gothic do we mean when we are talking about Gothic Fiction? ![]() Gothic (19 th Century) Substantial, light, airy, tall cathedrals or structures. Gothic Gothic (Middle Ages) Fleeting, nomadic, unsophisticated, uncultured tribes that invaded Europe. Originally applied to medieval architecture. Gothic Fiction – Origin of “Goth” A term applied to Germanic tribes who raided southern Europe from 376-410 CE. “ Gothic” derives from “Goth” Goth - the name of one of the barbaric Germanic tribes that invaded the Roman Empire GOTHIC FICTION Feeders and Eaters by Neil Gaiman
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