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GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
The term “gothic” originally meant anything medieval
The term came to be applied to a form of architecture:
-rustic irregularity
-quirky battlements
-overgrown landscaping
-lacking balance & symmetry
History of Gothic
LiteratureTraditional gothic novels were
written from 1764 to 1834 (the Romantic Period)
Focused on elements that could not always be explained by science
Horace Walpole, who lived in a creepy castle, wrote the first gothic novel: The Castle of Otranto
So What is Gothic Literature?
Literature that is characterized by gloomy settings and an atmosphere of terror and mystery.
Combining GenresGothic literature contains
and combines elements from other literary genres. These include…
Science fictionMystery/detectiveFantasy
Settings of Gothic
LiteratureGraveyardsDark ForestsNightCastle RuinsTorture ChambersMonasteriesTombs
Elements of Gothic
LiteratureGhosts & other
supernatural influences
Atmosphere of terror & mystery
DarknessClanging chains &
unexplained noisesSubtle drops of
bloodStrange creatures
GOTHIC LITERATURE IS
NOT:All about murder, gore & deathPeople hiding & surprise
attacksBodily mutilationBuckets of bloodStrictly a murder
mystery/detective story
Popular Goth Gothic themes are still popular in literature and movies by Ann Rice and Stephanie Meyer.
Mary Shelley 1797-1851Parents were
writers.Mother was a
well-known feminist.
Mother died days after giving birth to Mary.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Mistreated by stepmotherRan away with poet
Percy Bysshe Shelley at age 16
Percy was married with a daughter and his wife was pregnant with their second child
Mary gave birth to a daughter a year later who died eleven days later.
Mary had a “dream that my little baby came to life again—that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.”
Death, death & more death
Percy’s wife committed suicide by drowning.
Mary had a baby boy who died of malaria at age three.
She had a second daughter who, like the first, died shortly after birth.
She had buried three children by the age of 22.
Ghost Stories During the summer of 1816, Mary and Percy were visiting poet Lord Byron in Switzerland.
During a stormy night, Byron suggested a ghost story competition.
Mary went to bed thinking about the competition.
FrankensteinThat night Mary
dreamed of a “hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and stir with an uneasy, half vital motion.”
Monsternamed Adam Dr. Frankenstein
Continued popularity
More than 50 movies have been made about Frankenstein
The first was created by Thomas Edison & was 14 minutes long