Gothic cannon Flashcards
Pre-Gothic
1721-1763
Early Gothic
1764-1788
High Gothic
1789-1813
Late Gothic
1814-1838
Post-Gothic
1839-1898 + beyond
Can authors borrow conventions from other eras?
Yes
Examples of post-gothic writers:
- Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)
- Collins (Woman in White)
- Poe (Fall of the House of Usher)
- Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre)
- Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights)
- Stevenson (Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde)
- Stoker (Dracula)
Late Gothic writers
- Byron (Manfred)
- Austen (Northanger Abbey)
- Shelley (Frankenstein)
- Polidori (Vampyre)
- Planche (Vampire)
Historical events of the Late Gothic era:
Treaty of Ghent ends War of 1812
Catholic Emancipation Act 1829
Slavery Abolished in Empire 1833
Victoria Crowned 1837
People’s Charter 1838
Events of the High Gothic era
- Louis XVI guillotined 1793
Early Gothic writers
- Walpole (Castle of Otranto)
- Percy (Reliques of Ancient English poetry)
- Reeve (Progress of Romance)
- Jephson (Count of Narbonne)
Historical events in Early Gothic
Loss of American colonies 1783
Pre-Gothic writers
- Smith (Longinus on the Sublime)
- Collins (Odes)
- Burke (Sublime and Beautiful)
- Pamell (Night-Piece on Death) Graveyard Poetry
Historic events in Pre-Gothic
- Robert Walpole becomes 1st PM 1721
- Walpole redoes Strawberry Hill 1750
- Seven Years War ends 1763
Summarise Pre-Gothic:
- Fascination with ghosts
- Renewal of medieval interests, expansion of the empire and national identity.
Summarise Early Gothic
Continued interest in medievalism. Introduce sentimental literature.
Examples of High Gothic literature
- Coleridge (Ancient Mariner)
- Radcliffe (Mysteries of Udolpho)
Summary of high Gothic literature
- Revolutionary events abroad
- Political troubles at home
- Thirst for terror
Late Gothic summarise
Trade Gothic as stories are recycled.
Post-Gothic summary
- Poe introduces detective fiction and psychological thrillers
