The Gothic Flashcards
1
Q
Key elements of the gothic
A
- Dark and quiet settings connoting imprisonment
- Supernatural
- Potential of the human mind
- The distant past intrudes upon the present
- Horror and terror
- The uncanny
- The sublime
2
Q
Phrase to discuss
A
Ignorance is bliss
3
Q
Potential debate
A
Is all knowledge dangerous, or is it just too much knowledge is dangerous?
4
Q
What is the gothic a subgenre of?
A
Romantic, a genre that came as a response to the Age of Enlightenment that explores ideas about emotions being more important than knowledge
