Concetti Chiave
- The sublime experience of terror and astonishment, as described by Burke, is central to Gothic novels.
- Darkness and isolated settings, such as castles, are commonly used to enhance the eerie mood.
- Supernatural elements like ghosts, monsters, and vampires are frequently present.
- The narrative often involves a hero saving a heroine from a villain or monster, creating suspense.
- Mystery and elements of nature, such as storms and thunder, contribute to a fear-inducing atmosphere.
Main Features of the Gothic Novel
The main features of the Gothic novel are:
- the sublime, which is the aesthetic experience of terror, horror, astonichement descrived by Burke in his Philosophical Enquiry;
- darkness is the favourite setting in time;
- isolated places, for example castles;
- the presence of supernatural: ghost , monsters, vampiere, etc.;
- the presence of a hero, who saves a heroine, who is running from a villan or a monster;
- the suspence's effect, sometimes the relationship character-setting increas the suspence;
- ghostly, gloomy and creepy atmosphere are the favourite kind of atmosphere used by the author;
- the sence of mystery: secret, magic,enchantment, etc;
- elements of natures: wind, storms, rain , gust of wind blowing out lights, thunder and lighting,...;
- importance given to fear and terror: panic, fearing, scared, sorrow, horror, anguish, unhappy, etc.
Domande da interrogazione
- What role does the setting play in Gothic novels?
- How is the supernatural element incorporated into Gothic novels?
- What is the significance of atmosphere in Gothic novels?
In Gothic novels, the setting is crucial as it often involves darkness and isolated places like castles, which enhance the eerie and suspenseful atmosphere, contributing to the overall sense of mystery and terror.
Gothic novels frequently include supernatural elements such as ghosts, monsters, and vampires, which serve to heighten the sense of horror and astonishment, aligning with the aesthetic experience of terror described by Burke.
The atmosphere in Gothic novels is typically ghostly, gloomy, and creepy, which is favored by authors to evoke feelings of fear and terror, creating a suspenseful and mysterious environment that captivates the reader.
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