The thinking that was being questioned by the Gothic novel was Augustanism; and without some understanding of Augustan principles and their role in eighteenth-century thought it is difficult to understand the purposes of the Gothic revival, either in terms of history or in terms of the way in which it offered a new conception of the relations between man, nature and a supreme being. ... The Augustan approach was intellectual with formal restraint; while relying on reason and traditionalism to create literary works. ... An interest in those things, which cannot be understood, for example religi...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The thinking that was being questioned by the Gothic novel was Augustanism; and without some understanding of Augustan principles and their role in eighteenth-century thought it is difficult to understand the purposes of the Gothic revival, either in terms of history or in terms of the way in which it offered a new conception of the relations between man, nature and a supreme being. ... The Augustan approach was intellectual with formal restraint; while relying on reason and traditionalism to create literary works. ... An interest in those things, which cannot be understood, for example religi...

• Word Count: 1271
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The literary crafts used in "The Fall of the House of Usher"" and their effects, materializing the terror and the mystery, are what this paper is going to examine subsequently. ... By embodying multiple doppelganger, not only did Poe boost the intense spook, but he reached a unprecedented success of unifying terror and literary beauty. ... Take the final part for example; after living in the houses for days, the narrator started to hear some usually sounds and at last he burst out in such dramatic tone as "... ... Bailey claims that, "...to assume that Poe made use of vampire lore, skillfull...

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Thus, presentations of vampirism in terms of sexuality, religious beliefs and point of view are remarkably contrasted in both these texts. However, despite this, in terms of viewing both The Vampire Lestat and Dracula as Gothic texts, there arise many similarities in their presentations of vampirism. ... An example of this in the text Dracula is expressed through the character of Lucy. ... Each has a different literary effect on the audience, and heavily influences their portrayal of vampirism, in way of the old' and new' styles. ... However, in terms of viewing these novel...

• Word Count: 2816
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate