Gothic Tect Links Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
What are the gothic conventions in walpoles early gothic ‘The Castle of Ontranto’
A
Haunted house, archetypal female victim (Isabella) and tyrannical male figure (manfred), ghosts, giant helmet (supernatural), female entrapment
2
Q
What are the gothic conventions in Lewis early gothic ‘The Monk’
A
- Religious hypocrisy/ corruption of the innocent (ambrosio)
- Supernatural - hellish visions
- Female characters in prisons
- Location - convents and crypts
3
Q
Austen’s northanger abbey
A
Haunted house
Dreams
4
Q
Du mauriers Rebecca (1936)
A
Dreams
The sublime
First person
Isolated setting
Nightmare - entrapment
5
Q
The Light in August 1932 Faulkner
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Chase by violent person
Religion
6
Q
The Wasp Factory - Banks 1984
A
Corruption
Madness
Violence
7
Q
Irvings The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
A
Ambiguity of creation
Supernatural
Omniscient narrator
Ghost - folklore
