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Diana Belivan Academic English
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1.Introduction 2.Jane Eyre 3.Wuthering Heights 4.Conclusions 5.References OUTLINE
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Gothic Fiction Originated in the late 18 th century early 19 th First Gothic novel: The Castle of Otranto Characteristics: dark settings, mystery and suspense, supernatural elements or heavy weather among others. 1. INTRODUCTION
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Charlotte Brontë in 1847 – “Currer Bell” Gothic elements used: mystery suspense dark settings heavy weather Special element: Supernatural 2. JANE EYRE
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Emily Brontë in 1847 – “Ellis Bell” Gothic elements used: suspense dark settings heavy weather Special element: Supernatural 3. WUTHERING HEIGHTS
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Charlotte gives logical explanations to supernatural actions. Emily prefers to play with the ambiguity of this actions. 4. CONCLUSIONS
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Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. London, Penguin Books, 2002. Brontë Emily. Wuthering Heights. London, Penguin Classics, 1995. Hogle, Jerrold. Gothic Fiction. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2002. 5. REFERENCES
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