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1 The Victorians and The Gothic Tradition
A primer for Jane Eyre

2 What’s “Gothic”? Gothic literature takes its name and imagery partly from Gothic architecture of the Middle Ages. Readers fell in love with the weird setting and macabre plot 1. Suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome. 2. Constituting or including a representation of death. Later shift into an atmosphere… moody, desolate, eerie

3 “Gothic” images Cavernous cathedrals
Castles with towers and high stained glass windows Borrowed from Gothic architecture for Gothic literature Large manor homes with ramparts and cavernous halls Dimly lit rooms, shadows and sounds filling the home

4 How did “Gothic” compare to other literary movements?
The romantic writers first freed the imagination from the “rationalism of the Age of Reason” Gothic writers then followed their imaginations to the darkest recesses of the human heart and mind (see Frankenstein) While romantics saw hope in the individual, Gothic writers saw potential evil.

5 Jane Eyre and the Gothic Motif
Jane Eyre borrows some Gothic motifs (recurring ideas, images, themes): Thornfield – a dark, cavernous manor house The brooding, Byronic hero The madwoman-in-the-attic Atmosphere of suspense Hints of the supernatural

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