Gothic Fiction
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- Created on: 02-09-16 19:05
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- Gothic Fiction
- Definition
- Genre of literature that combines both horror and romance
- Key Authors
- Mary Shelley
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Bram Stoker
- Prose Study
- Poetic writing
- Semantic field of gothic words
- surreal, dark, night, emotions, murder, horror
- Semantic field of gothic words
- Gothic conventions
- Weather (mist, storms)
- Dreams
- Sense of mystery + dread
- Supernatural (vampires, ghosts)
- Revenge
- Villain-hero
- Use of settings
- graveyards
- Churches
- Abandoned buildings
- Forests
- Basements
- Typical themes
- Death + decay
- Love
- Vengeance
- Power
- Typical characters
- Hero
- Supernatural beings
- Damsels in distress
- Plot devices
- Atmosphere
- Overwrought emotions
- Elements of romance
- Entrapment of characters
- Women - damsels in distress
- Definition
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