PPT-Gothic Literature

Origination Arose in late 18 th century Reaction against The Age of Reason or the Enlightenment A philosophical movement of the 18th century characterized by. 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. . Dracula. is considered to be a gothic . novel (fiction) written . in epistolary form. . Dracula. , originally titled . The Un-Dead. , . was first published in June 1897. Through his novel the author, Bram Stoker, explores the vampire . 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.. What . are the characteristics of a gothic text?. Definitions – starting point:. Gothic fiction. . (sometimes referred to as . Gothic horror. ) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both . 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.. Paper 2: Comparative and Contextual Study. What are the examiners looking for?. AO1: Interpretation of the extract itself; clear expression and focused, well-developed ideas. . AO2: Discussion of the ways in which the writers use language, form and structure for Gothic effect; use of terminology (specifically relating to The Gothic genre). . 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. 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. The Enlightenment. Romaticism. Reason. Passion/. emotion. Human Nature. Nature . Man over Nature. Nature. over Man. Forward Looking. Backwards Looking/ Nostalgic. Satirises. the Middle Ages. Embraces the Middle Ages. EQ: How can I identify the different “flavors. ”?. Original: . British/. european. . gothic. Time/place . . . Castles, dungeons. romance.  . (unreturned love, rivals, possible love). threatening mystery. 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.