LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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The Goths, which were a group of Germanic people.
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The alternative clothing, music, and makeup style.
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An architecture style that was popular throughout Europe.
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It’s the name of a famous author in the genre.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror in the 20th century, is a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. The name is a reference to Gothic architecture of the European Middle Ages, which was characteristic of the settings of early Gothic novels.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gothic architecture was named for the Goths, a nomadic Germanic group that fought against Roman rule in the late 300s and early 400s. Their ascent is widely believed to have marked the beginning of the medieval period across Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gothic fiction began as a sophisticated joke. Horace Walpole first applied the word ‘Gothic’ to a novel in the subtitle – ‘A Gothic Story’ – of The Castle of Otranto, published in 1764. When he used the word it meant something like ‘barbarous’, as well as ‘deriving from the Middle Ages’.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Gothic style of architecture and art originated in the Middle Ages and was prevalent in Europe between the mid-12th century and the 16th century. It was heavily ornate and conceptual, with its architecture characterised by high buildings, intricate aesthetics, cavernous spaces and expansive walls.
Detailed explanation-5: -A style widespread in Europe during the Middle Ages, and when revived between the 18th and 19th centuries it became a rival to Classical architecture. A style widespread in Europe during the Middle Ages, and when revived between the 18th and 19th centuries it became a rival to Classical architecture.