Sadie De Winter
Schlagwort: The Castle of Otranto
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The Birth of the Gothic Novel: A Journey into the Dark World of the Gothic Romance
In the vast landscape of literary history, there are moments when the pendulum of literary trends and styles abruptly swings from one side to the other. One of these fascinating turning points was the emergence of the Gothic Novel, born as a bold reaction to the rationality and belief in progress of the Enlightenment. In…
Ann Radcliffe, Dark Literature, Eerie Atmosphere, Emotional Intensity, Enlightenment, Gothic Novel, Gothic Romance, Horace Walpole, Individual Human, Literary Influence, Literary Movement, Love and Obsession, Moral Taboos, Romantic Heroes and Heroines, Romanticism, Supernatural Elements, The Castle of Otranto, The Mysteries of Udolpho, Timeless Literature, Tyranny of Fathers