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| The
Gothic Novel |
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| A short encyclopedia article
summarizing the form and characteristics of the romantic fiction
genre known as the gothic novel. The information on these literary
works, which originated in the latter part of the eighteenth
century as part of the revival in gothic-styled architecture,
includes typical settings and themes as well as the names of
important writers in Europe and the United States. How the use
of the term gothic has changed in reference to modern literature
is briefly discussed. |
| Topic: Gothic
revival (Literature) |
| URL: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761553321/Gothic_Novel.html
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| The
Gothics: Part I, A Novel Idea |
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| A two-part essay on the
evolution of gothic literature that explores the structure and
content of the popular stories mass-produced in late eighteenth
century books and magazines. Author Kyla Ward offers a critical
review of major authors, their works, and influences beginning
with the first gothic novel, "The Castle of Ontranto."
Part II of this essay, "Villafication," centers on
the works of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley creator of the gothic
classic Frankenstein, which was published in 1817 and had a
major influence on the modern horror story and suspenseful romance
novels with female heroes. |
| Topic: Gothic
revival (Literature) |
| URL: http://www.tabula-rasa.info/DarkAges/GothicsPart1.html
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| The
First Wave of Gothic Novels: 1765-1820 |
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| The origin of the term gothic
to define a literary genre published in the late eighteenth
and early nineteenth centuries is explored in this page section
from "The Gothic Experience." The detailed historical
overview presents a critical analysis of works by Horace Walpole,
Ann Radcliffe and other novelists who established the common
settings, themes, and plots imitated by a large following of
authors with uneven success. The article also examines the contributions
of authors who transformed the literature with elements so different
in nature that they branched off into the romance, horror, and
other sub-genres found in mainstream writing today. |
| Topic: Gothic
revival (Literature), Horror fiction |
| URL: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/gothic/history.html
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| Gothic
and Sensation Fiction |
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| This site features brief
summaries of the literary characteristics found in late eighteenth
century gothic fiction, particularly the novel, and its sub-genre
sensation fiction, which had emerged as a modern response to
traditional gothic literature by the mid-nineteenth century.
The relationship of gothic literature to the Gothic style in
art and architecture is also explained in this online guide
to recognizing key elements such as character, setting, theme,
and narrative. Authors and titles of representative works are
included. |
| Topic: Gothic
revival (Literature) |
| URL: http://www.crossref-it.info/articles/305/Gothic-and-sensation-fiction
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| The
Romantic Period: The Gothic |
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| The genre of literary Gothicism
was first introduced in England late in the eighteenth century, and
this entry from the Norton Anthology of English Literature explores
the history and supernatural nature of this fascinating branch of
literature. The essay begins with a look at the historical significance
of the Castle of Otranto, one of the first Gothic novels published
in England. Also discussed are the innovative literary elements and
themes introduced in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. |
| Topic: English
fiction--History and criticism, Gothic revival (Literature), Literature--History
and criticism |
| URL: http://www.wwnorton.com/nael/romantic/topic_2/welcome.htm
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