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GOTHIC NOVEL, PURPOSE OF THE GOTHIC NOVEL, 2ddae13b9be7f733a3104546b0f8178…
GOTHIC NOVEL
NEW TYPE OF NOVEL
the adjective 'Gothic'
Horace Walpole
'A Gothic Story' in 1764
Gothic
involves the discovery of mysterious elements of antiquity
provoke fear
irrational side
involves the supernatural
sublime
taste
Freedom
escape from the world
mysterious
FEATURES
CHARACTERS :usually isolated or alone
PLOT : typically involves an unsuspecting person.It includes revenge and secrets
SETTING: old and rundown buildings
ATMOSPHERE: of mystery, horror and dread
ORIGIN OF THE GOTHIC NOVEL
Increasing disillusionment with alignment and rationality
Product of
Reaction against industrialization
Denunciation of social problems
World conscious of social inequity
Reaction against
Rationalism
Realism
Serenity
Genre that reaches every social class
Darker and more tragic than other Romantic works
Examples
"Dracula", "Frankenstein", "The strange case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde", ...
Supernatural matters and communicating with the dead
who Gothic novels were addressed to?
bourgeoisie
aristocracy
working class
unite social classes
criticize industrialization
expand knowledge of literature
PURPOSE OF THE GOTHIC NOVEL
