Gothic Gender Flashcards
1
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Historical Context
A
- puritanical influence
- frontier perils
- Revolutionary America (=anxiety)
- 19th century (industrialization+slavery)
2
Q
Themes and Characteristics
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- Haunting Landscape (dark forest or urban settings)
- Psychological Complexity (taboos, dark aspects of humans)
- Cultural/Historical anxiety
- Supernatural and Uncanny
3
Q
Major Authors
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- Shirley Jackson
- Harper Lee
- Anne Rice
- Michal McDowell
4
Q
Shirley Jackson
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“The Hauting of Hills House”
“We have always lived in the castle”
=> unreliable narrator
5
Q
Harper Lee
A
“To Kill a Mockingbird”
6
Q
Anne Rice
A
“The Vampire Chronicles”
“Interview with the vampire”
7
Q
Michal McDowell
A
“The Blackwater series”
8
Q
Legacy
A
- Urban Gothic Landscapes
- Reflection of contemporary fears
- Intersectionality and multilayered narratives
+ Wednesday, American Horror Story
