ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Gothic literature arose at the end of the eighteenth century during a time of social, political, and economic unrest. Thus, it was and continues to be described as a reactionary genre devoted to returning repressed societal fears to our attention so we might expel them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gothic fiction as a genre was first established with the publication of Horace Walpole’s dark, foreboding The Castle of Otranto in 1764. In the centuries since, gothic fiction has not only flourished, but also branched off into many popular subgenres.

Detailed explanation-3: -Eighteenth-century Gothic novels The first work to call itself “Gothic” was Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto (1764). The first edition presented the story as a translation of a sixteenth century manuscript, and was widely popular.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gothic Literature is a genre that was popular between 18th to 19th centuries in North Germany. It is always being associated with Dark Romanticism which the emphasize was more on nature, terror and death, horror and many more.

Detailed explanation-5: -Horace Walpole (1717-1797) was an English writer and politician, who is mainly known for his short novel The Castle of Otranto (1764) which is considered the first example of the genre of the Gothic novel.