fantastic literature (dorian)

Question 1

draws on several diff types of fantastic literature, a genre that..

Answer 1

incorporates elements of the supernatural or other worlds that defy realistic explanation

Question 2

this novel has fairytale elements like

Answer 2

•Dorian’s wish had magical. The painting changes but dorian doesn’t
•sibyl calls Dorian “Prince Charming”
•beyond these specific examples, the way Wilde stylizes and simplified reality here echoes the fairy tale genre

Question 3

gothic literature exposed the dark side of the romantic movement in literature.

Answer 3

whereas romantics saw the good in emotion, gothic authors showed the danger of excess passion and irrationality

Question 4

romantics saw ruins as picturesque, while gothic authors

Answer 4

warned of runs holding secrets or even curses

Question 5

gothic literature was a mature tradition by the time the novel was published, and Wilde was one of a number of authors who

Answer 5

•adapted the gothic techniques for philosophical and critical ends
•this novel applies several other gothic clichés like the double self, forbidden knowledge, intense passions and life threatening secrets