PDF-The Female Gothic: An Introduction

When Ellen Moers wrote of the Female Gothic in Literary Women in 1977 she coined a new term and a laid the foundation for a new way of thinking about women and the Gothic genre Certainly gene. 1S Learning Objectives. To explore the place of women in gothic fiction. To look at the characteristic features of different female characters. To consider some of the ways these characters are presented . Brontë. Wuthering Heights. The Nightmare, Henry Fuseli, 1781. Wuthering Heights, August Holland, 1960-69. Man Writing a Letter, Gabriel . Metsu. , 1664-66. Published in 1847, Victorian readers found it difficult to accept the violent characters and harsh realities of . Genre & Gothic Romance. All works of literature can be classified into genres.. Genre - It . designates the literary form or type into which works are classified according to what they have in common, either in their formal structures or in their treatment of subject matter, or . 1. Setting in a castle. . The action takes place in and around an old castle, sometimes seemingly abandoned, sometimes occupied. The castle often contains secret passages, trap doors, secret rooms, trick panels with hidden levers, dark or hidden staircases, and possibly ruined sections. . Uncanny - Abject. A Poetics of Gothic. Angelika Reichmann. Es. zterházy Károly College, Eger, Hungary. Outline. Definitions of the literary Gothic. Emergence of the genre. Major figures and works (1764-1820). 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. . 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. 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) . Learning Objectives. To explore the place of women in gothic fiction. To look at the characteristic features of different female characters. To consider some of the ways these characters are presented . 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.