Even where the mood of these stories may seem gloomy or depressing, gothic literature also adds a unique dimension for readers, as it speaks of dark historical themes, such as slavery and aristocratic decay. ... You can tell with these words of staleness and dreariness that the narrator is in a place of loneliness and death, which is very common in gothic literature. ... By closely examining the gothic elements in The Fall of the House of Usher, we learn that it is not just a style of scenery or architecture. ... The Fall of the House of Usher truly is the quintessential gothic piece because i...

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Such descriptive language is typical of gothic literature and sets the atmosphere of the idea in stone. ... In gothic literature the reader is sucked into a story, completely open to believing anything. ... These elements build the atmosphere of intrigue and horror. Love, death and decay are what gothic literature center around. These essential elements build the atmosphere to a fever pitch towards the end of the story. ...

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Frankenstein remains one of the greatest examples of Gothic literature. Unlike other Gothic novels of the time, however, Frankenstein also includes elements of Romantic writing. ... The first Gothic characteristic of Frankenstein is evident in its grotesque elements. ... These are elements of mystery that can't be answered. ... Clearly you can see that Mary Shelley was successful in creating a Gothic novel that includes elements of Romanticism. ...

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Another key property which makes Dracula a Gothic novel is the supernatural elements that it contains. These elements are fundamental to the Gothic novel, even if they are explained in more scientific ways later in the story. ... The Gothic elements of Dracula add to the success of the novel, even though in its day it was not seen as classic literature by any means, today people see it for what it is, one of the greatest, and definitely most popular Gothic texts of all time....

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"The old mysteries have given way to a new style,"" This quote alone illustrates the changing nature of gothic literature through the centuries. ... Her character exudes many elements of hidden sexuality, which at times she wishes to express, as she states herself in a letter to Mina, "Why can't they let a girl marry three men, or as many as want her - (Stoker, 81) The new styles' of sexuality and desire are expressed significantly more liberally in The Vampire Lestat. ... Elements of homosexuality also lace the novel. ... Unlike much of the early gothic literature, as in Dra...

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The instability of theology offered Gothic Literature the confidence to query the supremacy of religion in text, for example in The Monk, where there is, according to critic David Stephens '...in effect a conflation of Roman Catholicism and blind superstition.'3 Both here and in the character of Father Jerome in Walpole's archetypical The Castle of Otranto, Gothic authors have presented religious representatives as morally injudicious, their irresolute personas open to corruption and temptation. ... In religious literature, temptation is often seen as the ultimate transgression ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

During the time period that this novel was written the gothic novel was a main piece of literature that was read. ... Coleridge's opinion of the novel suggests that the elements in the gothic novels were not important to its understanding as a romance novel. ... He must have recognized that the gothic novels were able to capture the reader's attention with the elements that they possess. ... Austen was making a statement about society and the types of literature that was being read. ... Novels were not having the gothic elements and there can reflect the reality of the society. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The gothic genre of literature originated in Germany and became popular in England during the late eighteenth century. ... One of the first gothic elements we encounter in the novel is the red-room, the position of exile and imprisonment imposed on Jane as punishment for her supposed fault in fighting her cousin. ...

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In this paper it will refer to a style of literature. A very good example of this type of literature is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ... His form is gigantic and he is resistant to the elements and to hunger. ...

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Around these interests grew a whole body of literature [That] provided Poe with a literary milieu perfectly adapted to his taste and talent."3 Besides frightening subjects like death, disease, dark setting, haunted locations and others, characters who exhibit madness4 are the gothic elements incorporated in number of his stories, like for example in, "The Fall of the House of Usher," "Berenice," and, "The Cask of Amontillado....

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In the story, Poe incorporates nearly every known element of great Gothic literature, including the character of Lady Madeline. ... Every story of his that possesses Gothic elements has some sort of truth to it. ...

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According to Elizabeth MacAndrew, author of The Gothic Tradition in Fiction: Gothic fiction is a literature of nightmare. ... Patriarchal transgressions are an important underline theme on Gothic literature. ...

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• Grade Level: High School