ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Gothic writers loved the imagery of an old castle – a place of decayed grandeur, once full of life and vitality, but now seeped in decay. They described castles as being filled with memories of life gone by; and marked by death. This meant that castles were often used as a setting in gothic novels.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many gothic novels and novellas are set in Europe, where countless old castles and mansions are old. In the 1900s, some gothic novels began to occur in the Southern United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -But where did Gothic literature originate? Throughout the 18th century, the phenomenon of the Gothic emerged and flourished across Britain. With its emphasis on suspense and the supernatural, terror and the macabre, the Gothic was heralded as a “medieval revival” that stood against the Enlightenment’s focus on reason.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Scottish Highlands. John Buchan, The Thirty-Nine Steps. Venice, Italy. Daphne Du Maurier, “Don’t Look Now” Cornwall, England. Daphne Du Maurier, “The Birds” New York. Ira Levin, Rosemary’s Baby. Transylvanian Romania (via Whitby, England) Bram Stoker, Dracula. 07-Mar-2019