PPT-American Gothic ( also

called Though in many of its aspects this visible world seems formed in love the invisible spheres were formed in fright in Moby Dick. 1S Traditional and Southern . Gothic Literature . styles. Traditional Gothic Characteristics:. .  .                                                                                                                                             . The American Gothic. American Gothic. Gothic Tropes. Setting. Dark. Threatening. Haunted. Decrepit . American Gothic. Gothic Tropes. Characters. Hero versus Villain (good versus evil). Obscure man becomes hero. 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.. American Literature. Background. Sub-genre of the Gothic Romance genre - unique to American literature. relies on supernatural, ironic, or unusual events to guide the plot. uses these to explore social . American Gothic Literature. Gothic literature began from the Gothic architecture of the Middle Ages.. Gothic architecture features:. Tall towers. Flying buttresses . Pointed archways. Vaulted ceilings. 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. New Vocabulary Game Introduction & Vocabulary Game – 10 minutes. Independent Reading – 15 minutes. Introduction to Gothic Literature Unit – 25 minutes. Notes. Story Vocabulary. “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. We will walk with our own feet. we will work with our own hands. we will speak our own minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson. Political and Social Milestones. The Louisiana Purchase - 1803. The Gold Rush - 1849. The Age of Reason or The Enlightenment. . Founded on. Deism. Logic. Inalienable rights. It also brought . Industrialization, growth of cities, and factories . American expansion (Lewis and Clark and Manifest Destiny) . A study of the works of . Edgar Allen Poe. Think, Pair, Share. When you hear the word Gothic, what comes to mind?. The Dark Side of Individualism. American Gothic. Gothic Literature . . The Beginnings…. EQ: How can I identify the different “flavors. ”?. Original: . British/. european. . gothic. Time/place . . . Castles, dungeons. romance.  . (unreturned love, rivals, possible love). threatening mystery. Gothic Literature . styles. Traditional Gothic Characteristics:. .  .                                                                                                                                             . 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.