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Phillips 1 From Poe to the Present A FourWeek Instructional Unit Plan designed by Amy Dyster Phillips ELAN 7408 Dr Smagorinsky University of Georgia Fall 2007 The Grotesque of the Gothic. 1S Lysistrata. by Aristophanes. and. Commedia dell'arte. . The Comic. ENGL 2020 Themes in Literature and Culture: The Grotesque. Lysistrata. by Aristophanes . The Comic. ENGL 2020 Themes in Literature and Culture: The Grotesque. 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. Mikhail . Bakhtin. . (1895-1975). Russian literary historian and theorist. .. ENGL 2020 Themes in Literature and Culture: The Grotesque. ENGL 2020 Themes in Literature and Culture: The Grotesque. François. In one letter Flannery describes current events in her small Georgia town: “Lately we have been treated to some parades by the Ku Klux Klan. They are all excited now about electing thems 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. . 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.. Dark . Romanticism. Fascinated . with evil, madness, murder, and . death. Stories and poems usually feature outcasts from society, personal torment, and uncertainty as to whether the nature of man will bring salvation or destruction. 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 . 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) . 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. 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.