PPT-Exploring Gothic Literature

The Pit and the Pendulum Edgar Allen Poe Get your paper read to create a Note Cloud Write the words Gothic Literature in large letters Add these words using smaller letters Characters Setting. 1S Definition. Gothic.  (. goth. -IK): a literary style . usually . portrayed fantastic tales dealing with horror, despair, the grotesque and other “dark” subjects. Gothic literature was named for the apparent influence of the dark gothic architecture of the period on the genre. Also, many of these Gothic tales took places in such “gothic” surroundings. . Traditional and Southern . Gothic Literature . styles. Traditional Gothic Characteristics:. .  .                                                                                                                                             . Dracula. is considered to be a gothic . novel (fiction) written . in epistolary form. . Dracula. , originally titled . The Un-Dead. , . was first published in June 1897. Through his novel the author, Bram Stoker, explores the vampire . The 20. th. Century comeback of the Gothic Spirit. What are the three important . literary devices . used in Gothic Literature? . Who is the Gothic Literature Mascot?. List five characteristics of Gothic Literature.. Paper 2: Comparative and Contextual Study. What are the examiners looking for?. AO1: Interpretation of the extract itself; clear expression and focused, well-developed ideas. . AO2: Discussion of the ways in which the writers use language, form and structure for Gothic effect; use of terminology (specifically relating to The Gothic genre). . Where does this fit?. Paper 2 consists of:. 1. One . unseen passage from The Gothic Genre on which to write a commentary . 2. One . comparative essay to write, exploring themes and ideas in light of ‘The Bloody Chamber’ and ‘The Picture of Dorian . L.O. . To understand the Gothic theme of entrapment, and to consider how and why Bronte uses this convention. . CONNECTOR. IN PAIRS.... 1. Using your own word cloud, generate your own definition of . eeriness. and . mystery. . . In your composition, write a paragraph telling . why this . picture is gothic.. Discuss the Life of Edgar Allen Poe . Begin Reading . “The Fall of the House of Usher”. Key. Words. Codes and conventions. Gothic. Gothic Features. Using your homework, . think. about the different features of gothic genre . Discuss the features of gothic genre in . pairs. Share. your features with the class. You have 5 minutes to create a short . GOTHIC. story. Your story . must. use the following words:. Castle. Skull. Blood. Crow. Magic Book. Take 5 minutes to share your stories with the folks around you…. The Enlightenment. Romaticism. Reason. Passion/. emotion. Human Nature. Nature . Man over Nature. Nature. over Man. Forward Looking. Backwards Looking/ Nostalgic. Satirises. the Middle Ages. Embraces the Middle Ages. The Gothic flourished between the first half of the twelfth and the fifteenth century. From the construction of cathedrals in France until late manifestations of international Gothic, it was extended to the whole of Western Europe represents the last major phase of medieval European unity. The word Gothic was applied to the art of this period to designate the artistic events that occurred after the end of ancient art and a means of barbaric. How did Gothic Literature originate?. The term ‘Gothic’ was first coined in 1764 by English author Horace Walpole in his novel, The Castle of Otranto, which he subtitled ‘A Gothic Story’. The novel was set in a haunted castle where the protagonist is plagued by supernatural occurrences. .