1. American Gothic 2. Origin of the Genre The Gothic tradition is usually traced back to Horace Walpole's "The Castle of Otranto" (1765). The British…

1. American Gothic 2. Origin of the Genre The Gothic tradition is usually traced back to Horace Walpole's "The Castle of Otranto" (1765). The British…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Edgar Allan Poe Author Study Slide 3 American Gothic Slide 4 Gothic Literature The Beginnings… Gothic Literary tradition came to be in part from the Gothic…

Slide 1Mary Shelley Slide 2 Frankenstein Modern Prometheus Slide 3 1931 The author, Mary Shelley, was born Mary Wollstonecraft in London in 1797 and died in 1851 at the age…

Slide 1The Fall of the House of Usher Slide 2 Elements of the Gothic Gothic literature takes its themes of terror, darkness from Gothic architecture. Gothic architecture…

1. Mary Shelley’sFRANKENSTEIN 2. The original title wasFrankenstein; or, TheModern Prometheus .Prometheus was a mythologicalgod who according toone story, steals fire fromJupiter…

1. American GothicAlso known asDarkRomanticism 2. Michael Wolgemut "Danse Macabre", 1493. 3. The American Gothic TraditionThe European fascination with death and…

Genre: Horror By Chris George History of the Horror Genre The first horror film was made in 1896, Geroeges Melies a French film maker. It was only 2 minutes long. The name…

Genre: Horror By Chris George History of the Horror Genre The first horror film was made in 1896, Geroeges Melies a French film maker. It was only 2 minutes long. The name…

Slide 1Characteristics of Gothic Literature Subgenre of Romanticism 1800-1860 Slide 2 Gothic Literature The Beginnings… Gothic Literary tradition came to be in part from…