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4 giu 2024 · Catherine Morland, fictional character, the impressionable heroine of Jane Austen ’s novel Northanger Abbey (written 1798 or 1799, published 1817). Catherine’s view of the world is coloured by her love of Gothic stories until she learns the value of controlling her imagination. This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen ...
February 7, 1823, London (aged 58) Notable Works: “The Italian”. “The Mysteries of Udolpho”. Ann Radcliffe (born July 9, 1764, London, England—died February 7, 1823, London) was the most representative of English Gothic novelists. She was a pioneer in developing a literature of terror, and her influential novels stand apart in their ...
Gothic / ˈ gɑːθɪk/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of GOTHIC. 1. : of or relating to a style of writing that describes strange or frightening events that take place in mysterious places. Gothic novels. 2. : of or relating to a style of architecture that was popular in Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries and that uses ...
4 giu 2024 · novel. Abenteuerroman. picaresque novel, early form of novel, usually a first-person narrative, relating the adventures of a rogue or lowborn adventurer (Spanish pícaro) as he drifts from place to place and from one social milieu to another in his effort to survive. In its episodic structure the picaresque novel resembles the long, rambling ...
3 giorni fa · Samuel Richardson (baptized Aug. 19, 1689, Mackworth, near Derby, Derbyshire, Eng.—died July 4, 1761, Parson’s Green, near London) was an English novelist who expanded the dramatic possibilities of the novel by his invention and use of the letter form (“ epistolary novel ”). His major novels were Pamela (1740) and Clarissa (1747–48).
26 giu 2024 · Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus (1818), is a combination of Gothic horror story and science fiction. The book tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss student of natural science who creates an artificial man from pieces of corpses and brings his creature to life. Though it initially seeks affection, the monster ...
The Italian, novel by Ann Radcliffe, published in three volumes in 1797. A notable example of Gothic literature, the novel’s great strength is its depiction of the villain, the sinister monk Schedoni. The main plot concerns the attempts of various characters to prevent the marriage of Vincentio di
