PPT-Southern Gothic Literature

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. 1S In . Frankenstein. . ~ courtesy of San Dieguito Union High School District English Department. Romanticism. Definition. : . A movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that marked the reaction in literature, philosophy, art, religion, and politics to the formalism of the preceding (Neoclassic) period. . 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:. .  .                                                                                                                                             . By Myriam Miller . History of the term “Gothic”. The term Gothic can refer to many things:. Style of Art such as novels, paintings, architecture and even music and its fans. . The term “gothic” was used because of the art’s resemblance to the Goths and their way of life and their language.. : A BRIEF STUDY OF SOUTHERN GOTHIC LITERATURE. SARAH M. EMERY-HALL, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. Synopsis/Unit Theme: . During this three-week mini unit on Southern Gothic literature, AP English 12 students will examine the elements of the Southern Gothic (entrapment, the macabre, the sublime, etc.) through four short stories, brief film excerpts, and two full-length films—one British, and one American. The choices for the unit will allow students to see the breadth of time chronology encompassing the Southern Gothic period, as well as learn to appreciate offshoots of this element in modern literature and film.. . In . Frankenstein. Romanticism. Definition. :. . Romanticism is a complex artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution. In part, . 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. 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 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) . 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:. .  .                                                                                                                                             . 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. .