Gothic LiteratureGothic Literature

By:Period G

By:Period G

Where Does the Word “Gothic’ Come

From?

Where Does the Word “Gothic’ Come

From?

Came from a Germanic tribe

Now means anything medieval.

Came from a Germanic tribe

Now means anything medieval.

How Did The Literature Come To Be Called ‘Gothic’?

How Did The Literature Come To Be Called ‘Gothic’?

Gothic literature takes place in Gothic architecture

Gothic literature takes place in Gothic architecture

Trademarks of Gothic Literature

Trademarks of Gothic Literature

Tall, gothic style buildings- often ruined

LonelinessSorrow/melancholyShadowsCurses/omens

Tall, gothic style buildings- often ruined

LonelinessSorrow/melancholyShadowsCurses/omens

Trademarks of Gothic Literature

(continued)

Trademarks of Gothic Literature

(continued)Setting is usually a

decaying worldProtagonist is isolated

from societyAntagonist is

stereotypically evilPlot is like setting- gloomy

Setting is usually a decaying world

Protagonist is isolated from society

Antagonist is stereotypically evil

Plot is like setting- gloomy

How Frankenstein is a Gothic novel

How Frankenstein is a Gothic novel

Protagonist is an outcastSetting is gloomyHow Frankenstein is

different from a gothic novel:

Science instead of magic

Protagonist is an outcastSetting is gloomyHow Frankenstein is

different from a gothic novel:

Science instead of magic

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