Gothic Literature 1835-1865.

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Gothic Literature 1835-1865

What is Gothic? A reaction to Transcendentalism Some people thought that Transcendentalists did not take certain aspects of life into account Darker side of human nature Suffering Good vs. Evil “Dark Romantics”

Commonalities Interest in the spiritual world Intuition and imagination over reason Mysteries of human existence

Differences Transcendentalist Gothic Good Hope Beauty Evil Insanity Horror

Gothic Elements Haunted setting or atmosphere Strange events Live burials Torture Resurrection of corpses Things that caused fear and explored how humans experienced those feelings.

What is behind the Gothic? Puritan beliefs Imagery of hell Shame and guilt Doom Europe 18th century Gothic novel

Main Characteristics Haunting Imagination Pessimism Evil Irrational

Authors Edgar Allan Poe Nathaniel Hawthorne Washington Irving

Gothic Literature

What is Gothic? A reaction to ___________________ Some people thought that Transcendentalists did ____ take certain __________of _______ into __________ __________ side of _________ _________ ___________ ___________ vs. __________ “__________Romantics”

Commonalities Interest in the _____________ world _________ and _________ over _______ _________ of human ______________

Differences Transcendentalist _________ Gothic

Gothic Elements __________ setting or _______________ ____________ events Live __________ __________ ________________of _______________ Things that caused ________ and explored how humans experienced those feelings.

What is behind the Gothic? __________beliefs Imagery of _____ ________ and ______ ________ Europe ______ century Gothic ________

Main Characteristics ___________ ________ ____________

Authors Edgar Allan ________ Nathaniel ___________ as a Dark Romantic Washington _________ Poe top right, Hawthorne bottom left, Irving bottom right