Unveiling the Mysterious World of Gothic Fiction
Gothic fiction, a style of writing from the 19th century, combines horror, suspense, and death with romantic elements. It features dark settings like castles and manors, with eerie atmospheres and characters facing supernatural threats. Themes of Good vs Evil, curses, retribution, and existential questions are prevalent. Notable examples include "Frankenstein," "Dracula," and "The Fall of the House of Usher."
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Gothic Fiction - Seema C
Gothic refers to ornate architecture of Western Europe in the Middle Ages In fiction, it refers to a style of writing of the 19thcentury that is characterized by elements of horror, suspense and death interspersed with romantic elements
The first Gothic fiction: Horace Walpole s The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story (1764)
Setting Castles, manors, huge abandoned medieval buildings, ruins Dark, brooding, suspenseful Atmosphere of mystery and terror with often a touch of the supernatural
Characterization Hapless heroines in distress Women threatened by a powerful and tyrannical male Hero may have some dark tendencies. Eg.-Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley s Frankenstein The villain is often a person who tempts the protagonist down a dark path Emotional and often melodramatic
Themes Deals with Good vs Evil that describes the spiritual and psychological challenges to the human soul Curses or prophecies, omens, portents, visions Retribution and redemption Hints at existential nature of human existence
Examples The History of the Caliph Vathek(1786) -William Beckford The Mysteries of Udolpho(1794)-Ann Radcliffe The Monk(1796)-Mathew Lewis Frankenstein (1818) -Mary Shelley The Hunchback of Notre-Dame(1831) -Victor Hugo The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) -Edgar Allan Poe The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) -Robert Louis Stevenson Dracula(1897)-Bram Stoker
