1. Gothic literature Summary History Characteristics Creepy titles
Gothic Architecture
Today's Fiction

2. History of Gothic literature

3. Characteristics of gothic literature
Romanticized Past
Plot conventions
Horror
Supernatural Beings
Explorations of Romance and Sexuality
Anti-Heroes
Heavy Reliance on Symbolism
Common Devices, Themes, and Motifs
Anti-Villain
Hero-Villain

4. Creepy titles Bastard Out of Carolina The Gospel Singer
The Vampire Chronicles
Beloved, The Bluest Eye
Fall of the House of Usher
Other Voices, Other Rooms
Child of God, Blood Meridian
The Murders in the Rue Morgue

5. Gothic Architecture

6. Today's Fiction

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