ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -From 1760 to the early nineteenth century, the Gothic novel and drama enjoyed such success that Gothic can be considered, as Backscheider does, the Western world’s first popular culture phenomenon (166).

Detailed explanation-2: -American Gothic Fiction: 1833-1901-The Rise of Gothic Fiction in England & the United States-LibGuides at Tufts University.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Legend” in particular was a classic example of the very popular genre of Gothic literature. Gothic literature emerged in England in the late 1700s in response to the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment was committed to rational, logical, and scientific thinking.