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Gothic literature !
by sassy86 Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:31 pm
Hi mates 
My favorite literary genre 
2. An atmosphere of mystery and suspense.
The work is pervaded by a threatening feeling, a fear enhanced by the unknown. Often the plot itself is built around a mystery, such as unknown parentage, a disappearance, or some other inexplicable event. Elements 3, 4, and 5 below contribute to this atmosphere. (Again, in modern filmmaking, the inexplicable events are often murders.)
3. An ancient prophecy is connected with the castle or its inhabitants (either former or present). The prophecy is usually obscure, partial, or confusing. "What could it mean?" In more watered down modern examples, this may amount to merely a legend: "It's said that the ghost of old man Krebs still wanders these halls."
4. Omens, portents, visions. A character may have a disturbing dream vision, or some phenomenon may be seen as a portent of coming events. For example, if the statue of the lord of the manor falls over, it may portend his death. In modern fiction, a character might see something (a shadowy figure stabbing another shadowy figure) and think that it was a dream. This might be thought of as an "imitation vision."
5. Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events.
Dramatic, amazing events occur, such as ghosts or giants walking, or inanimate objects (such as a suit of armor or painting) coming to life. In some works, the events are ultimately given a natural explanation, while in others the events are truly supernatural.
6. High, even overwrought emotion. The narration may be highly sentimental, and the characters are often overcome by anger, sorrow, surprise, and especially, terror. Characters suffer from raw nerves and a feeling of impending doom. Crying and emotional speeches are frequent. Breathlessness and panic are common. In the filmed gothic, screaming is common.
7. Women in distress. As an appeal to the pathos and sympathy of the reader, the female characters often face events that leave them fainting, terrified, screaming, and/or sobbing. A lonely, pensive, and oppressed heroine is often the central figure of the novel, so her sufferings are even more pronounced and the focus of attention. The women suffer all the more because they are often abandoned, left alone (either on purpose or by accident), and have no protector at times.
8. Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male.
One or more male characters has the power, as king, lord of the manor, father, or guardian, to demand that one or more of the female characters do something intolerable. The woman may be commanded to marry someone she does not love (it may even be the powerful male himself), or commit a crime.
9. The metonymy of gloom and horror.
Metonymy is a subtype of metaphor, in which something (like rain) is used to stand for something else (like sorrow). For example, the film industry likes to use metonymy as a quick shorthand, so we often notice that it is raining in funeral
scenes. Note that the following metonymies for "doom and gloom" all suggest some element of mystery, danger, or the supernatural.
My favorite literary genre Gothic literature
I. Introduction
"Gothic" has come to mean quite a number of things by this day and age. It could mean a particular style of art, be it in the form of novels, paintings, or architecture; it could mean "medieval" or "uncouth." It could even refer to a certain type of music and its fans. What it originally meant, of course, is "of, relating to, or resembling the Goths, their civilization, or their language" ("gothic").
A. History of the Goths
The Goths, one of the many Germanic tribes, fought numerous battles with the Roman Empire for centuries. According to their own myths, as recounted by Jordanes, a Gothic historian from the mid 6th century, the Goths originated in what is now southern Sweden, but their king Berig led them to the southern shore of the Baltic Sea. They finally separated into two groups, the Visigoths (the West Goths) and Ostrogoths (the East Goths), so named because of where they eventually settled. They reached the height of their power around 5th century A.D., when they sacked Rome and captured Spain, but their history finally subsumed under that of the countries they conquered ("Goths").
B. Connection to the Gothic Novel
Centuries passed before the word "gothic" meant anything else again. During the Renaissance, Europeans rediscovered Greco-Roman culture and began to regard a particular type of architecture, mainly those built during the Middle Ages, as "gothic" -- not because of any connection to the Goths, but because the 'Uomo Universale' considered these buildings barbaric and definitely not in that Classical style they so admired. Centuries more passed before "gothic" came to describe a certain type of novels, so named because all these novels seem to take place in Gothic-styled architecture -- mainly castles, mansions, and, of course, abbeys ("Gothic...").
II. Elements of the Gothic Novel
1. Setting in a castle. The action takes place in and around an old castle, sometimes seemingly abandoned, sometimes occupied. The castle often contains secret passages, trap doors, secret rooms, dark or hidden staircases, and possibly ruined sections. The castle may be near or connected to caves, which lend their own haunting flavor with their branchings, claustrophobia, and mystery. (Translated into modern filmmaking, the setting might be in an old house or mansion--or even a new house--where unusual camera angles, sustained close ups during movement, and darkness or shadows create the same sense of claustrophobia and entrapment.)I. Introduction
"Gothic" has come to mean quite a number of things by this day and age. It could mean a particular style of art, be it in the form of novels, paintings, or architecture; it could mean "medieval" or "uncouth." It could even refer to a certain type of music and its fans. What it originally meant, of course, is "of, relating to, or resembling the Goths, their civilization, or their language" ("gothic").
A. History of the Goths
The Goths, one of the many Germanic tribes, fought numerous battles with the Roman Empire for centuries. According to their own myths, as recounted by Jordanes, a Gothic historian from the mid 6th century, the Goths originated in what is now southern Sweden, but their king Berig led them to the southern shore of the Baltic Sea. They finally separated into two groups, the Visigoths (the West Goths) and Ostrogoths (the East Goths), so named because of where they eventually settled. They reached the height of their power around 5th century A.D., when they sacked Rome and captured Spain, but their history finally subsumed under that of the countries they conquered ("Goths").
B. Connection to the Gothic Novel
Centuries passed before the word "gothic" meant anything else again. During the Renaissance, Europeans rediscovered Greco-Roman culture and began to regard a particular type of architecture, mainly those built during the Middle Ages, as "gothic" -- not because of any connection to the Goths, but because the 'Uomo Universale' considered these buildings barbaric and definitely not in that Classical style they so admired. Centuries more passed before "gothic" came to describe a certain type of novels, so named because all these novels seem to take place in Gothic-styled architecture -- mainly castles, mansions, and, of course, abbeys ("Gothic...").
II. Elements of the Gothic Novel
2. An atmosphere of mystery and suspense.
The work is pervaded by a threatening feeling, a fear enhanced by the unknown. Often the plot itself is built around a mystery, such as unknown parentage, a disappearance, or some other inexplicable event. Elements 3, 4, and 5 below contribute to this atmosphere. (Again, in modern filmmaking, the inexplicable events are often murders.)
3. An ancient prophecy is connected with the castle or its inhabitants (either former or present). The prophecy is usually obscure, partial, or confusing. "What could it mean?" In more watered down modern examples, this may amount to merely a legend: "It's said that the ghost of old man Krebs still wanders these halls."
4. Omens, portents, visions. A character may have a disturbing dream vision, or some phenomenon may be seen as a portent of coming events. For example, if the statue of the lord of the manor falls over, it may portend his death. In modern fiction, a character might see something (a shadowy figure stabbing another shadowy figure) and think that it was a dream. This might be thought of as an "imitation vision."
5. Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events.
Dramatic, amazing events occur, such as ghosts or giants walking, or inanimate objects (such as a suit of armor or painting) coming to life. In some works, the events are ultimately given a natural explanation, while in others the events are truly supernatural.
6. High, even overwrought emotion. The narration may be highly sentimental, and the characters are often overcome by anger, sorrow, surprise, and especially, terror. Characters suffer from raw nerves and a feeling of impending doom. Crying and emotional speeches are frequent. Breathlessness and panic are common. In the filmed gothic, screaming is common.
7. Women in distress. As an appeal to the pathos and sympathy of the reader, the female characters often face events that leave them fainting, terrified, screaming, and/or sobbing. A lonely, pensive, and oppressed heroine is often the central figure of the novel, so her sufferings are even more pronounced and the focus of attention. The women suffer all the more because they are often abandoned, left alone (either on purpose or by accident), and have no protector at times.
8. Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male.
One or more male characters has the power, as king, lord of the manor, father, or guardian, to demand that one or more of the female characters do something intolerable. The woman may be commanded to marry someone she does not love (it may even be the powerful male himself), or commit a crime.
9. The metonymy of gloom and horror.
Metonymy is a subtype of metaphor, in which something (like rain) is used to stand for something else (like sorrow). For example, the film industry likes to use metonymy as a quick shorthand, so we often notice that it is raining in funeral
scenes. Note that the following metonymies for "doom and gloom" all suggest some element of mystery, danger, or the supernatural.
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Re: Gothic literature !
by sassy86 Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:49 pm
Thank you dear Here are some ebooks I used myself when writing my thesis, hope they may initiate some of you to love Gothic literature. I'll be posting more when I have some times (the list is long 
)
Routledge Companion to Gothic
LINK:
http://ifile.it/s4lh1qf/x10.rar
Dissecting Stephen King: From the Gothic to Literary Naturalism
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mnn3my54mil
Teaching the Gothic
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?yeizgfh2nzod312
The Biology of Horror: Gothic Literature and Film
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?tc9rdxrgxb5j4d4
The Gothic (Blackwell Guides to Literature)
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?gfg6m62xysyrdmd
Art of Darkness: A Poetics of Gothic
LINK:
http://ifile.it/4mjfql6/Art.of.Darkness.rar
Demons of the Body and Mind: Essays on Disability in Gothic Literature
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?cgxn9rc6xc2936c
Contesting the Gothic: Fiction, Genre and Cultural Conflict, 1764-1832
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?8byqgac7417t7tb
Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature (Literary Movements)
LINK:
http://depositfiles.com/files/shf29lus0
A Companion to the Gothic
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?o3vhpg8bcqx6k03
Empire and the Gothic: The Politics of Genre
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?kpf3g7l991z3ssk
Gothic-postmodernism: Voicing the Terrors of Postmodernity
LINK:
http://uploading.com/files/535embbd/9042026642_Gothic-postmodernism.zip/
British Identities, Heroic Nationalisms, And The Gothic Novel, 1764-1824
LINK:
http://depositfiles.com/files/269zag5x5
Companion to Gothic Fiction
LINK:
http://depositfiles.com/files/sowa4zn2g
Gothic Realities: The Impact of Horror Fiction on Modern Culture
LINK:
http://depositfiles.com/files/aw5nfcewr
Gothic Literature: A Critical Companion
LINK:
http://depositfiles.com/files/9cp02drqu
American Zombie Gothic
LINK:
http://depositfiles.com/en/files/bv7jtydsm
The Gothic, Postcolonialism and Otherness: Ghosts from Elsewhere
LINK:
http://ifile.it/47j83bk/0230234062Gothic.rar
Here are some ebooks I used myself when writing my thesis, hope they may initiate some of you to love Gothic literature. I'll be posting more when I have some times (the list is long )Routledge Companion to Gothic
LINK:
http://ifile.it/s4lh1qf/x10.rar
Dissecting Stephen King: From the Gothic to Literary Naturalism
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mnn3my54mil
Teaching the Gothic
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?yeizgfh2nzod312
The Biology of Horror: Gothic Literature and Film
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?tc9rdxrgxb5j4d4
The Gothic (Blackwell Guides to Literature)
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?gfg6m62xysyrdmd
Art of Darkness: A Poetics of Gothic
LINK:
http://ifile.it/4mjfql6/Art.of.Darkness.rar
Demons of the Body and Mind: Essays on Disability in Gothic Literature
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?cgxn9rc6xc2936c
Contesting the Gothic: Fiction, Genre and Cultural Conflict, 1764-1832
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?8byqgac7417t7tb
Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature (Literary Movements)
LINK:
http://depositfiles.com/files/shf29lus0
A Companion to the Gothic
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?o3vhpg8bcqx6k03
Empire and the Gothic: The Politics of Genre
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?kpf3g7l991z3ssk
Gothic-postmodernism: Voicing the Terrors of Postmodernity
LINK:
http://uploading.com/files/535embbd/9042026642_Gothic-postmodernism.zip/
British Identities, Heroic Nationalisms, And The Gothic Novel, 1764-1824
LINK:
http://depositfiles.com/files/269zag5x5
Companion to Gothic Fiction
LINK:
http://depositfiles.com/files/sowa4zn2g
Gothic Realities: The Impact of Horror Fiction on Modern Culture
LINK:
http://depositfiles.com/files/aw5nfcewr
Gothic Literature: A Critical Companion
LINK:
http://depositfiles.com/files/9cp02drqu
American Zombie Gothic
LINK:
http://depositfiles.com/en/files/bv7jtydsm
The Gothic, Postcolonialism and Otherness: Ghosts from Elsewhere
LINK:
http://ifile.it/47j83bk/0230234062Gothic.rar
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Re: Gothic literature !
by sabine Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:39 pm
you did a great job Sassy 
thank you darling
thank you darling
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Re: Gothic literature !
by sassy86 Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:47 pm
You're welcome dear, you're too kind God bless you
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Re: Gothic literature !
by sassy86 Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:32 pm
Here is the rest of ebooks concering Gothic literature (there are my favorites on the list of book i've used )
Gothic and Gender: An Introduction
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?7ek9nxjiqt453d7
Perils of the Night: A Feminist Study of Nineteenth-Century Gothic
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?hddd0dxdsxsme29
Gothic (New Critical Idiom)
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?58pprxc89u6obb6
Gothic Literature
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bz3vys9ohmtiyye
)Gothic and Gender: An Introduction
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?7ek9nxjiqt453d7
Perils of the Night: A Feminist Study of Nineteenth-Century Gothic
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?hddd0dxdsxsme29
Gothic (New Critical Idiom)
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?58pprxc89u6obb6
Gothic Literature
LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bz3vys9ohmtiyye
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