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7/25/2019 The Imperial Gothic
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The Imperial Gothic
The term Imperial Gothic refers to pieces of ctional stories written in the
late 19thcentury situated in the British Empire that adapt elements from
Gothic novels such as the gloomy atmospheres tyrannical characters whileincluding presence of the supernatural! It originated from 1"th century
literature categori#ed as $rientalist Gothic which were stories situated in
East %sia and fre&uently featured tyrants dungeons and 'etrayal! %uthors
implemented such $rientalist elements into their historical ction wor(
which often involved imperial settings such as the novel The )oonstone
which too( place in England and India! There are three central themes of
imperial gothic which are* individual regression or going native invasion of
civili#ation 'y violence and the reduced opportunities of adventure and
heroism! In the famous story +racula the vampire has the power of turning
English men into mem'ers of his race a common theme in imperial gothic
to show racial or national identity!
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