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In the United States, Edgar Allan Poe wrote finely crafted Gothic fiction in such works as “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839). He also created the American detective story—with a Gothic atmosphere—in “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” published in 1841 (see detective story).
From the publication of The Castle of Otranto to House of Leaves, a timeline of important events in the history of Gothic literature.
5 cze 2024 · A Gothic Timeline. The Rise of Gothic Fiction in England & the United States. Gothic Trends and Topics. Gothic Trends: 1760-2010. This graph charts the use of the word Gothic in English and American literature from 1760 to 2010, with peak usage of the term in 1858! Gothic Fiction in Historical Context.
3 dni temu · As legend has it, he told his friend to pull over, made a quick sketch on the back of an envelope, and fixed on the setting and title for what would become his—and perhaps America’s—most ...
Whereas the plot of the traditional Gothic story hinges on the physical environment’s architecture and spooky outward characteristics, the American Gothic uses the landscape to symbolize the beliefs, priorities, and anxieties of its characters and communities.
No Man’s Land, Elder Gods and Monsters: The Modern Gothic from 1900-1932. Katherine Hawkins
American gothic fiction is a subgenre of gothic fiction. Elements specific to American Gothic include: rationality versus the irrational, puritanism, guilt, the uncanny (das unheimliche), ab-humans, ghosts, and monsters.
