LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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a novel told from letter to letter
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multiple narrators with many viewpoints
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an unreliable narrator
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a novel that is told from a long lost scientific notes of a mad scientist
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gothic Counterfeit A playful fakery of authenticity.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Gothic novels focus on the mysterious and supernatural. In Frankenstein, Shelley uses rather mysterious circumstances to have Victor Frankenstein create the monster: the cloudy circumstances under which Victor gathers body parts for his experiments and the use of little known modern technologies for unnatural purposes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Setting in a castle. An atmosphere of mystery and suspense. An ancient prophecy is connected with the castle or its inhabitants (either former or present). Omens, portents, visions. Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events. High, even overwrought emotion. Women in distress. More items