Alex Sinclair & Karen Pieper
Wednesday, February 17th 2010
ENG4U
Gothic Fiction
Mixture of romance and horror
Linked to romanticism
Developed between 1260 and 1763
See Horace Walpole
Many common elements in Gothic fiction
Exaggerations and parodies
Many famous Gothic fiction writers, poets and playwrights. Some include:
Horace Walpole
1717 - 1797
Author of The Castle of Otranto
Originator of Gothic fiction
Ann Radcliffe
1764 – 1823
Author of The Italian
Made gothic fiction socially acceptable
Mary Shelley
1797 – 1851
Author of Frankenstein
Frankenstein is warning people of the Industrial Revolution
Edgar Allan Poe
1809 – 1849
Author of mostly poems and short stories including The Tell-Tale Heart
First of the short story writers and started the detective fiction genre
Bram Stoker
1847 – 1912
Author of Dracula
Ultimate vampire novel
Stephen King
Born 1947
Author of several horror and science fiction books including The Shining
Many books turned into movies and modern adaptations of gothic fiction
Wave of Gothic fiction originated in the United Kingdom
Travelled to Europe and spread throughout the world
Negative reactions due to stereotypes, absurdity and representation of fear
Modern adaptations = phenomenon
Art/authors regarding Gothic fiction era
Broadening spectrum and development of Gothic fiction
Bibliography for Literary Criticism: Gothic Fiction
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