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Gothic Notes

Gothic Notes

Gothic Literature The Gothics- AKA: Dark Romantics • Like the Transcendentalists: 1. Valued intuition

Gothic Literature The Gothics- AKA: Dark Romantics • Like the Transcendentalists: 1. Valued intuition over reason 2. Saw signs and symbols in human events • Felt Transcendentalists had ignored the darker side of human nature. • Gothics turned toward the supernatural

Gothic writers tapped into these fears and darker elements to explore the dark side

Gothic writers tapped into these fears and darker elements to explore the dark side of human nature: • 15% of the population was property (slaves) • Whites males who owned property were the only ones who could vote • Women were confined to the home • Native Americans were severely mistreated

You need to know this definition! • Gothic Literature plunges its characters into mystery,

You need to know this definition! • Gothic Literature plunges its characters into mystery, torment, and fear in order to pose disturbing questions to our familiar and comfortable ideas of humanity and society.

• Most Gothic writers unveil their dark thoughts through allegories. • Questions they

• Most Gothic writers unveil their dark thoughts through allegories. • Questions they often consider: – What power rules us? – How much are we in control? – How well do we know ourselves? • They explore: – Conflict between good and evil – The psychological effects of guilt and sin – The madness and derangement of the human psyche

Gothic writing faded after the Civil War, but then made resurgence in the mid-20

Gothic writing faded after the Civil War, but then made resurgence in the mid-20 th century. Well-known Gothic writers: • Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, and Nathaniel Hawthorne Modern Gothic writers: • Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Sylvia Plath Southern Gothic writers: • Used criminals instead of ghosts • Used decaying plantations instead of haunted houses and castles • William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor

Edgar Allen Poe • Short story must be: – Self-contained: must not depend on

Edgar Allen Poe • Short story must be: – Self-contained: must not depend on anything else to be understood – Single effect: every event, word, or detail must build toward a single effect on the reader – Short: short enough to be read in one sitting so that it will have the maximum effect on the reader Poe’s model became the standard for the American short story.

Edgar Allan Poe • Very few verifiable facts • Master of the horror tale,

Edgar Allan Poe • Very few verifiable facts • Master of the horror tale, made the short story popular and respected, and invented the detective story • Narrators used opium, struggled with depression and drinking • Praised for vivid imagery, sound effects, exploration of altered mental states • Male characters are insane/female characters are beautiful, dead, or dying

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