PPT-Do Now : Gothic : of or relating to a sometimes romantic style of literature that is

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. 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. . and . Logo Design. Overview. Introduction. The Nature of the Gothic. Characteristics of Gothic Architecture. Landmarks of French Gothic Architecture. Gothic Architecture Outside France. Late Gothic Styles. 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.. Romanticism. Dates 1800-1900 . (approximate). Characteristics:. 1. Nature as subject of art. 2. Transcendence . 3. Wild, irregular, grotesque. 4. Human rights & animal life. 5. Interest in the past. It has been argued that Wuthering Heights incorporates conventions from both Romantic literature (which is not the same as the ‘romance’ genre!) and the Gothic novel.. So… which is it? Romantic or Gothic?. 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.. . 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, . 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…. . Questions that pertain to our lives that can be answered or discovered by looking at the themes or big ideas presented in literature.. This is why we read literature! Through literature we can understand our world better and we can try to answer the BIG questions about life.. committing. to paper. ) on the Image. ‹#›. Dark Romanticism and the. Gothic Literature movement. . ‹#›. Learning Target: . RL9. Notes Here!. . What is Dark Romanticism? . I c. an. describe the foundational works of eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century American literature.. © . 2012 Wendy . O’Sullivan dba High Yield Lessons. These materials are protected by copyright law. For each purchased copy of this work,. a limited license is granted allowing use to one teacher for use with that teacher’s class(. 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. .