Gothic novel
The gothic novel is an English literary genre, which can be said to have been born with The Castle of Otranto (1764) by Horace Walpole. It is the predecessor to modern horror fiction and it above all has led to the common definition of gothic as being connected to the dark and horrific.
Related Topics:
Literary genre - The Castle of Otranto - 1764 - Horace Walpole - Horror fiction
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Prominent features of gothic novels included terror, mystery, the supernatural, doom, death, decay, old buildings with ghosts in them, madness, hereditary curses and so on.
Related Topics:
Supernatural - Ghost
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Origins of the gothic novel |
| ► | The first gothic novels |
| ► | Later developments |
| ► | Post-Victorian legacy |
| ► | Examples |
| ► | See also |
| ► | References |
| ► | External links |
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