LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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Question
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The first Gothic novel was
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Dracula
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Frankenstein
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Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
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none of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Generally regarded as the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto was first published in 1764.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Castle of Otranto (1764) is regarded as the first Gothic novel.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gothic novel, European Romantic pseudomedieval fiction having a prevailing atmosphere of mystery and terror. Its heyday was the 1790s, but it underwent frequent revivals in subsequent centuries.
Detailed explanation-4: -William Beckford wrote the bestselling Gothic novel Vathek in French in 1782, with the English version being translated by a vicar four years later.
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