PPT-What do you understand by the term ‘Gothic’?

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. 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. . New vocabulary words will be introduced each week. A . Frayer. Model for each word is due every Wednesday to check for completeness. Students should complete and study these words throughout the week in preparation of weekly vocabulary quiz. . 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. The context of Gothic Literature?. . Features of Gothic Literature?. The Early Gothic. 1764-1788. The late 18th century established the Gothic as a distinct . genre. Use . the internet to research: . 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 . List all the literary genres you have heard of in the form of a mind map:. What can you guess about this genre?. spooky. the term ‘Gothic’ refers to the time period (middle 1700’s to early 1900’s). 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.