Gothic literature characteristics4/10/2023 'What! Is she dead?' Cried he in wild confusion – A clap of thunder at that instant shook the castle to its foundations the earth rocked, and the clank of more than mortal armour was heard behind. “As the moon was now at its height, he read in the countenances of this unhappy company the event he dreaded. The following passage gives an impression of the kind of horror evoked by a Gothic narration : CHARLES ROBERT MATURIN, Melmoth the Wanderer (1820).CLARE REEVE, The Old English Baron (1786),.MATTHEW GREGORY LEWIS, The Monk (1797),.ANNE RADCLIFFE, The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794),.HORACE WALPOLE, The Castle of Otranto (1764),.The plot is embedded into an atmosphere of mystery and chilling terror. Often there is a virtuous protagonist opposed to one or more villains, or a mysterious character whose secret past is revealed. The characters are typified dialogues and the characters' reactions are full of platitudes and clichés. Being associated with medieval times, Gothic has come to signify novels which have, what is thought to be a typical medieval setting: omens, gloomy or enchanted castles or monasteries, trap doors, dungeons, haunted ruins and secret passages. The term Gothic is used relating to Gothic architecture, sculpture or painting of the 12th to 16th century in Western Europe. The Gothic Novel (1764-1820) Features of the Gothic Novel
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