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Gothic
literature
By: Álvaro Calvo y Ana Herrero
INDEX
• Where does it come from?
• What is gothic literature?
• Purpose of gothic literature
• Main characteristics
• Main authors
• Main books
• Main films
• Bibliography
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
• The name comes from the Goths, a Germanic tribe who invaded the
Romans.
• In the 17th century the English called Barbarians Goths.
• In the 18th century, it was considered an alternate way of creating
beauty and art.
• Goth is a term that refers not only for literature it also represent art
and architecture
• Horace Walpole wrote the first Gothic nove; The Castle of Otranato in
the 1700’s.
WHAT IS GOTHIC LITERATURE?
• A type of literature that forces people to deal with the problems
of society.
• A story that deals with supernatural elements and themes that
are considered forbidden.
• The setting must happen on a frontier, whether it be societal or
physical , such as the mind , space , the old west , pastures of
england and the forest.
PURPOSE OF GOTHIC
LITERATURE
• To confront social problems and ideas normally
considered “taboo”. Especially in Victorian society.
• Usual there is a manifestation of social, politicial world
problems
Ways to solve them
MAIN CHARACTERISTIC
• The scenes are performed in dark places like
graveyards, churches and with decay.
• It uses pinturesque scenery and a atmosphere of
exoticism, mistery and dread
Debauchery Sex Death
MAIN AUTHORS
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) Horace Walpole (1717-1797)
MAIN AUTHORS
Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823) Mary Shelley (1797-1851)
MAIN BOOKS
Frankenstein
Mary W.Shelley
Dracula
Bram Stoker
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
MAIN FILMS
Dracula
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1_CH1oU_
wY
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg4NO2M0Z
8Y
THE END

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Gothic literature

  • 2. INDEX • Where does it come from? • What is gothic literature? • Purpose of gothic literature • Main characteristics • Main authors • Main books • Main films • Bibliography
  • 3. WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? • The name comes from the Goths, a Germanic tribe who invaded the Romans. • In the 17th century the English called Barbarians Goths. • In the 18th century, it was considered an alternate way of creating beauty and art. • Goth is a term that refers not only for literature it also represent art and architecture • Horace Walpole wrote the first Gothic nove; The Castle of Otranato in the 1700’s.
  • 4. WHAT IS GOTHIC LITERATURE? • A type of literature that forces people to deal with the problems of society. • A story that deals with supernatural elements and themes that are considered forbidden. • The setting must happen on a frontier, whether it be societal or physical , such as the mind , space , the old west , pastures of england and the forest.
  • 5. PURPOSE OF GOTHIC LITERATURE • To confront social problems and ideas normally considered “taboo”. Especially in Victorian society. • Usual there is a manifestation of social, politicial world problems Ways to solve them
  • 6. MAIN CHARACTERISTIC • The scenes are performed in dark places like graveyards, churches and with decay. • It uses pinturesque scenery and a atmosphere of exoticism, mistery and dread Debauchery Sex Death
  • 7. MAIN AUTHORS Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) Horace Walpole (1717-1797)
  • 8. MAIN AUTHORS Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823) Mary Shelley (1797-1851)
  • 9. MAIN BOOKS Frankenstein Mary W.Shelley Dracula Bram Stoker Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson
  • 10. MAIN FILMS Dracula https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1_CH1oU_ wY The Hunchback of Notre Dame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg4NO2M0Z 8Y