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1、Gothic Story*Content Introduction Characteristics Archetypes Writers&worksIntroduction Definition Origin Important ideas influence gothic fictionDefinitionKey words:romantic fiction,one phase of the romantic movement,in the late 18th century Principal elements:violence,horror&the supernatural Origin

2、The term“gothic”:a disparaging term applied to a style of medieval architecture(Gothic architecture)and art(Gothic art)The term“gothic fiction”:began in the United Kingdom with The Castle of Otranto(奥特兰托城堡 1764)by Horace Walpole(霍勒斯沃波尔)Important ideas influence gothic fictionAnti-Catholicism Romanti

3、cism of an ancient Medieval past Melodrama（音乐剧）Parody(诙谐模仿作品）Characteristics of Gothic StoryFantasyTerrorThree Characteristics of FantasyHuman being VS GhostReality VS Fictional SceneResurrection Human VS GhostLove is between human and ghostNon-love is between human and ghostFictional scene is compa

4、re to environment of human livingThe extreme express form is hell in gothic storiesThere are other horrible scenes to describeAccording to common sense,people cannot resurrectionBut in gothic stories,person can resurrection and writers pay more attention to describe this process.Four Characteristics

5、 of TerrorViolence murderUnusual environmentChosen time and settingTo experience the process of pain,suffering,and deathViolence murder can arouse peoples terror,including psychological and physicalIt also can give us strongly visual stimulationPeople always live in usual environment with nicely sit

6、uationHowever,gothic stories put people into unusual environment with unfamiliar situationIn this way,it can easily to call the emotion of terrorThe setting:castle,abbey,monastery or some other placesTime:night Greatly exaggerated,highlighting the pain,suffering and death process is another characte

7、ristic of gothic novelIn this novel,whether positive or negative role,they often placed in state with pain and suffering.This state is difficult to get rid ofMajor Archetypes in the Gothic NovelTyrant ClergyVirginal MaidenGhostTyrantskeptical,imperious,arbitrary，grimManfred in The Castle of Otranto华

8、尔普（Walpole）的奥特兰托城堡 Tries to put his blame onto others.Lies about his motives for attempting to divorce his wife and marry his late sons fianc.Clergyalways weak,usually evilAmbrosio in The MonkEvil and weak,this character stoops to the lowest levels of corruption including rape and incest.Virginal Ma

9、idenYoung,beautiful,pure,innocent,kind,virtuousMatilda in The Castle of Otranto Matilda always puts others first before herself,and always believes the best in others.Ghost and evil spiritlhorrific,evil,weird,monstrouslcreate a mysterious and horrific atmosphere lreveal the evil and dark side of hum

10、an naturelperambulating skeletons,blooding statues,ghost in The Castle of Otranto Tyrant ClergyGhostVirginal MaidenExpose the evil,dark and greedy side of human natureReflect the good side of human nature and the normal needs of human beingProminent Writers&Works Horace WalpoleThe Castle of OtrantoP

11、rominent Writers&Works Clara ReeveSophia LeeWilliam BeckfordHorace WalpoleThe Castle of OtrantoProminent Writers&Works Matthew LewisThe MonkProminent Writers&Works Mary RadcliffeThe Mysteries of UdolphoProminent Writers&Works Terrorist Gothic StoriesSentimental Gothic StoriesAmerican Gothic StoriesP

12、rominent Writers&Works Charles BrownWielandCharles Brown 1771 1810American novelistHistorianEditorCharles Brown ambitious and accomplished frequently studied and republished practitionerCharles Brown multiple genres a crucial a significant public intellectual Charles Brown Sky-Walk/The Man Unknown t

13、o Himself Wieland/the Transformation Ormond/the Secret Witness Arthur Mervyn/Memoirs of the Year 1793 Edgar Huntly/Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker Memoirs of Stephen Calvert Arthur Mervyn/Memoirs of the Year 1793,Second Part Clara Howard/In a Series of Letters Jane Talbot/A NovelProminent Writers&Works Sally WoodJuliaIsaac MitchellThe Asylum