Gothic Literature Overview contains essentially all the elements that constitute the genre. Walpole's novel was imitated not only in the eighteenth century and not only in the novel form, …

discusses the historical background and roots of the gothic literary movement. Exploring the impact of gothic architecture on literature as well as the genre’s earliest literary works, …

Elements of Gothic Fiction Gothic setting – castle, mansion, forest, monastery or convent, crypts Supernatural events (whether real, imagined, or faked) Fear and suspense Family secrets – …

Gothic fiction began in England in the late 18th/ early 19th century. Soon, it spread to other parts of the world, especially the United States. It falls in the realm of Romantic literature, where …

The Gothic tradition emerged in the late 18th century as a response to the Age of Enlightenment, challenging the rationalism and order of the time. It is a genre characterized by darkness, …

impressive, perhaps even intimidating, tome. Over 1,200 pages of short essays on all things Gothic from many prominent and rising names in Gothic studies, this collection strives to …

Apr 22, 2019 · The Gothic novel was invented almost single-handedly by Horace Walpole, whose The Castle of Otranto (1764) contains essentially all the elements that constitute the genre.