Asian Gothic - McFarland Books
The Gothic is a genre of spiritual uncertainty: it creates encounters with the sublime and constantly explores events beyond explanation.
Whether they feature supernatural phenomena or focus on the psychological torment of the protagonists, Gothic works terrify by showing readers the evils that inhabit our world..
Asian Gothic : essays on literature, film and anime / edited by
The Gothic is a genre of spiritual uncertainty: it creates encounters with the sublime and constantly explores events beyond explanation.
Whether they feature supernatural phenomena or focus on the psychological torment of the protagonists, Gothic works terrify by showing readers the evils that inhabit our world..
Asian Gothic: Essays on Literature, Film and Anime
Gothic novels and dramas from England appealed to American audiences because they provided sensationalist entertainment but also because they narrated stories of vulnerability and conflict with which the young nation could identify..
What kind of scary does Gothic literature fall under?
Gothic literature uses terror as a plot device within a mystical setting or with supernatural elements at play to comment on social, political, and religious tensions (and anxieties) of a certain time period or community—even if this is done subtly.
There is also usually a romance or romantic element involved..
Which author is associated with Gothic literature?
The most influential Gothic writer from this period was the American Edgar Allan Poe, who wrote numerous short stories and poems reinterpreting Gothic tropes..
Why is Gothic literature such a popular genre?
Gothic novels and dramas from England appealed to American audiences because they provided sensationalist entertainment but also because they narrated stories of vulnerability and conflict with which the young nation could identify..
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Gothic novels and dramas from England appealed to American audiences because they provided sensationalist entertainment but also because they narrated stories of vulnerability and conflict with which the young nation could identify..
- Gothic fiction as a genre was first established with the publication of Horace Walpole's dark, foreboding The Castle of Otranto in 1764.
In the centuries since, gothic fiction has not only flourished, but also branched off into many popular subgenres. - The Gothic is a genre of spiritual uncertainty: it creates encounters with the sublime and constantly explores events beyond explanation.
Whether they feature supernatural phenomena or focus on the psychological torment of the protagonists, Gothic works terrify by showing readers the evils that inhabit our world. - The Gothic, then, concerns itself with the taboo.
It is a genre which, through the supernatural, the fantastic and the remote, allows a discussion of everything that has been repressed.
