Critical Appreciation Flashcards
Define gothic literature
Style of writing characterised by elements of fear horror death and gloom as well as romantic elements such as nature individuality and high emotion
What is the sublime
Overpowering sense of power of nature which can be uplifting and terrifying caused by experience of beauty and vastness
Gothic examples of the sublime
Jane Eyre
Frankenstein
What is liminality
Experience of being on a. Threshold or a boundary between two states
Examples of liminality in the gothic
Wutheringheights
Frankenstein
Macbeth
What is an unreliable narrator
First person narrator of a story who’s words the reader is not meant to take at face value
May be deliberately lying or their words may be influenced by unconscious his or delusions
Example of unreliable narrator
Turn of the screw
The tell tale heart
Examples of wuthering heights
Emily bronte
Beloved
Women in black
Examples of corruption
Painting the nightmare
What is Transgression in gothic literature
Violation of societal moral or natural law
Examples of transgression in gothic literature
Frankenstein
Macbeth
Wuthering heights
Examples of explanation of the unknown
The turn of the screw
