PPT-The Gothic Revolution

18351880 NineteenthCentury Revivals In midcentury a dramatic shift away from styles from antiquity Style related to tumultuous times Emergence of Picturesque Creating or composing a picture of an idyllic natural lifestyle A direct contrast to the formality symmetry and rigidity of the Roman Greek and Georgian styles. 1S Chapter 16. Abbey Church of Saint-Denis. Ambulatory and choir. Saint-Denis, France. 1140-1144. Abbey Church of Saint-Denis . Saint-Denis, France 1140-1144. Rib Vaulting. The barrel-vaulted spaces of early Romanesque naves covered vast spaces and were relatively fireproof. But the barrel vaults failed in one critical requirement—lighting. Due to the great outward thrust the continuous semicircular vault exerted, a clerestory was difficult (but not impossible) to construct. A more complex and efficient type of vaulting was needed. Structurally, the central problem of Romanesque architecture was the need to develop a masonry vault system that admitted light.. GOTHIC ART . . It was called Gothic because during the Early Renaissance it was believed the Goths introduced the art. . In fact, it had its origin in the north of France and from there it spread throughout Europe. . A genre of spooky stories. The Gothic Movement. A reaction to Enlightenment rationalism, which was concerned with classical principles and scientific progress. . Gothic novels drew upon the conventions of the medieval (chivalric) romances that told of knights battling with magic and monsters. . Now, using the images on the following slides, refine your ideas.. Henry Fuseli, . The Nightmare. (1781). Gothic characteristics. Arrange the cards so that you have a quotation from at least one text that matches the key Gothic characteristic.. 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. 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. 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. What is Gothic Literature. A genre of late-18th-century literature that featured brooding, mysterious settings and plots and set the stage for what we now call “horror stories.” . Horace Walpole’s . Two of the most important works in English literature:. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above . Tintern. Abbey” by William Wordsworth. Gothic Art Characteristics. Pointed Arches. Stained Glass. Rose Windows. Elongated figures. Thin walls. Light and airy interiors meant to inspire . Bible stories told in stone sculptures. Gothic Art. 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. What is gothic?. This term, we are going to explore the gothic genre in preparation for a novel reading next term.. In order to explore the genre, we need to understand what it is, what it is not, and what influenced it in the first place. There are a number of workstations; draw six boxes into your book and bullet point information from each station that will help you to answer the following questions:. Definition:. Dark romanticism which focuses on perceived darkness in the human soul and the embrace of sin and evil in the society.. Origin. Began during social upheaval in England. Idealistic views of economic and political conditions contradicted realistic state of economy and politics.