![]() ![]() Canonical gothic authors such as Angela Carter and Stephen King published their best works in this era. Ghostly light on the tortured face.’ Īfter modernism came post-modernism which encompassed the weird, surreal, and metaphorical aspects of the gothic literature. Alfred Prufrock’, or ghostly images in Joyce’s Ulysses such as ‘The ghost candle to light her agony. ![]() For example, ‘a patient etherized upon a table’ in Eliot’s poem, ‘The Love Song of J. Elliot and James Joyce followed the tradition of gothic modernism through ghostly figures and abject scenes in their works. Modernism followed a tradition that focused on new forms of art surrounding aesthetics and realism. When gothic literature moved into the 20 th century, it intertwined with literary movements of the time such as modernism and postmodernism. Because they were cheap, they were catered to the working class and were popular amongst young, working-class men because of their sensational stories which feature ghosts, vampires and robbers. Speaking of Penny Dreadfuls, these cheap, serial magazines were sold for a penny, starting in the 1830s and losing popularity by the 1860s, when they were targeted more towards children. This creature features in films, such as Van Helsing (2004) and I, Frankenstein (2014), and the TV Show Penny Dreadful (2014-). This leads to a hateful and vengeful creature who ends up being the perpetrator of many awful atrocities. Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818), is the story of the scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who creates a creature through his own scientific methods and then rejects the creature when it is not what he expected. These authors wrote some of the most well-known gothic literature that went on to influence much of contemporary gothic culture. This instigated a rise in the Gothic literature during the 18 th and 19 th centuries by authors such as Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823), Matthew Lewis (1775-1818), Mary Shelley (1797-1851), and Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1949). Most people regard Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto (1764) as the first gothic novel, a story that features gothic castles, ghosts, and familial murder. Key characteristics of these buildings were large stained-glass windows, pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and elaborate decoration. Gothic architecture was grand, ornate, and intricate and often featured in the design of churches and cathedrals. The gothic aesthetic started during the 16 th Century as an architectural movement based on the aesthetics of Romanesque architecture that originated in the middle ages. This article will illustrate a brief overview of the gothic literature in Britain (and a few American examples) since its origin and some recommendations. The aesthetic of the Gothic is dark, eerie, and unsettling, yet so many are drawn to it. Gothic Literature has influenced numerous contemporary films, books, tv shows, and aesthetics, such as Crimson Peak (2015), The Haunting of Hill House (2018), and Stranger Things (2016-). ![]()
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