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1 Gothic Literature

2 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”

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

4 Differences Transcendentalist Gothic Good Hope Beauty Evil Insanity
Horror

5 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.

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

7 Main Characteristics Haunting Imagination Pessimism Evil Irrational

8 Authors Edgar Allan Poe Nathaniel Hawthorne Washington Irving

9 Gothic Literature

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

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

12 Differences Transcendentalist _________ Gothic

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

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

15 Main Characteristics ___________ ________ ____________

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

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