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1 GOTHIC STYLE IN ARTS AND LITERATURE

2 CONTENTS The notion of “gothic” Birth of the gothic novel Symbols and archetypes of the gothic novel Development of the genre

3 THE NOTION OF “GOTHIC”

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6 Birth of the gothic novel (1717-1797)

7 The Castle of Otranto (1764)

8 Gothic novel “must have” Terror, suspense, mystery Breathtaking chapter endings Supernatural (ghosts, magicians, werewolves, devils, monsters) Medieval setting (castle, abbey, monastery, ruins) Dark secrets and curses Merciless vilain and virginal maiden

9 Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823)

10 Development of the genre Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) Emily Bronte (1818-1848) Anne Bronte (1820-1849)

11 Satire and parody

12 Jane Austen “Northanger Abbey” (1818)

13 In search of a gothic novel? Clara Reeve Matthew Gregory Lewis Mary Shelley Charles Maturin Sir Walter Scott G.W.M. Reynolds Edgar Allan Poe Elizabeth Gaskell Sheridan Le Fanu Bram Stoker Charles Dickens Robert Louis Stevenson Oscar Wilde Henry James Gaston Leroux Arthur Conan Doyle Joyce Carol Oates Daphne du Maurier

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