ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

GOTHIC LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT a modern example of the gothic?
A
Stranger Things
B
The Goosebumps Series
C
It
D
Ender’s Game
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some of the most famous Gothic novels in literature include Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, the most common gothic themes include an oppressive, isolated environment (think of the eponymous The Castle of Otranto or Wuthering Heights), supernatural threats, disturbing, and grotesque characters or situations and the past returning to haunt the present.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (1764) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818) The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe (1839) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847) The Strange Case of Dr. Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897) The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (1898) More items •04-Jun-2020

Detailed explanation-4: -Frankenstein By Mary Shelley. Dracula By Bram Stoker. The Castle Of Otranto By Horace Walpole. Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte. The Mysteries Of Udolpho By Ann Radcliffe. The Fall Of The House Of Usher By Edgar Allan Poe.

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