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Description
Mind Map by Amy Thompson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Amy Thompson
about 7 years ago
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Gothic Fiction
- Definition
- combines horror, death and
romance
- includes a high amount of
suspense and unpredictable
levels of emotion
- usually tense and builds up a tense or
eerie scenery / atmosphere
- sinister environment
- can be occasional hints of romance
- combines horror, death and
romance
- Types Of Things & Characters
- usually include some kind of historical
character
- settings could include a dark
mansion, castles and secret
hallways
- other characters could be zombies,
ghosts, vampires, werewolves, etc
- a thing that are also generally
included are curses
- usually include some kind of historical
character
- Examples Of Gothic Fiction
- "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
- "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
- "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by
Robert Louis Stevenson
- "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë
- "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
- "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
- The Origin Of Gothic
Fiction
- the first gothic novel was called "The Castle Of Otranto"
by Horace Walpole. it was published in 1764 with the
subtitle "a gothic story"
- gothic fiction increased in popularity in
the 19th century, the main reason being
the publication of Mary Shelley's
"Frankenstein".
- the first gothic novel was called "The Castle Of Otranto"
by Horace Walpole. it was published in 1764 with the
subtitle "a gothic story"
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