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The Gothic Novel: Overview

The Gothic Novel | Overview

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"European Romantic pseudomedieval fiction having a prevailing atmosphere of mystery and terror. Its heyday was the 1790s, but it underwent frequent revivals in subsequent centuries."

– Britannica High (n.d.)

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The Gothic Novel | Key terms and Overview

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Explanation of terms:

Gothic Novel (Brittanica High, n.d.) https://school.eb.com.au/levels/high/article/Gothic-novel/37491

Gothic Literature. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/gothic-literature-2207825

Gothic Fiction (Britannica High, n.d.) https://school.eb.com.au/levels/high/article/Gothic-fiction/274606

Glossary of Literary Gothic Terms https://sites.google.com/a/georgiasouthern.edu/gothic-lit/glossary-of-literary-gothic-terms

British Library Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians: The Gothic https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/themes/the-gothic

The origins of the Gothic (Mullan, 2014) https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/the-origins-of-the-gothic

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