What is Gothic Literature?

Introduction to gothic fiction, gothic novels or gothic style.

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🔠 Fancy words I used:

Belittle - "Rather than having the rounded arches or towering columns of Greco-Roman architecture, this so-called gothic architecture was belittled for seeming primitive or medieval"

Plight - "The story tends to occur in a deserted, secluded or isolated place, hence heightening the protagonist’s plight. "

Primeval - "At the heart of gothic fiction, there’s a fear of the past. Despite an explosion in scientific thinking, technology and better standards of living, the gothic awakens something primeval that usually remains quiet in the back of our mind."

Hellbent - "Frankenstein, although an undead monster hellbent on revenge, also reflects anxieties about the rapid improvements in science during the industrial revolution. "

Lasting - "Mexican Gothic for example looks at the lasting influence of the colonial past in Moreno-Garcia’s country, not a topic that Horace Walpole had in mind when writing the castle of Otranto"

📚 Book Recommendations from the video:
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - https://amzn.to/3BJzm5I

👨‍🎓 References to research:
In Our Time (BBC) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0054792

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Видео What is Gothic Literature? канала Chris Jordan