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Edgar Allan Poe's Fall of the House of Usher (1839)
Listed below are a few key works of American gothic literature:
American gothic works:
Southern gothic literature is a subgenre of American gothic literature, and is comprised of stories that contain gothic elements which are set in the southern United States:
Southern gothic works:
From the wonderful Good Reads site a fantastic list of gothic novels.
Top 10 Gothic Novels - The Guardian Paul Murray's top 10 gothic novels
Sublime Anxiety: The Gothic family and the outsider. This is a site for the University of Virginia's Gothic exhibit. It contains historical information about vampires, the concept of the "anti-hero," the Shelley family, and other significant subjects that have contributed to the development of Gothic literature.
Gothic Websites Brooklyn College's websites providing links to other gothic sites, book reviews, Gothic authors, and others.
The International Gothic Association: an association which, in its own words, "unites teachers, scholars, students, artists, writers and performers from around the world who are interested in any aspect of gothic culture: fiction, drama, poetry, art, film, music, architecture, popular culture and technology. It promotes the study and dissemination of information on gothic culture from the mid eighteenth century to the contemporary moment."
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Gothic Themes:
What does gothic mean?
The gothic horror genre is a pretty important concept if you are studying Frankenstein. This video takes you through it from the basics to the present day. Music by The Propellorheads.
Professor John Bowen discusses key motifs in Gothic novels, including the uncanny, the sublime and the supernatural. Filmed at Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham.
Trailer for the 1992 film Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights starring Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes
Two hundred rare objects trace 250 years of the Gothic tradition, exploring our enduring fascination with the mysterious, the terrifying and the macabre.
From Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker to Stanley Kubrick and Alexander McQueen, via posters, books, film and even a vampire-slaying kit, experience the dark shadow the Gothic imagination has cast across film, art, music, fashion, architecture and our daily lives.
Beginning with Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto, Gothic literature challenged the moral certainties of the 18th century. By exploring the dark romance of the medieval past with its castles and abbeys, its wild landscapes and fascination with the supernatural, Gothic writers placed imagination firmly at the heart of their work - and our culture.
Iconic works, such as handwritten drafts of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the modern horrors of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser and the popular Twilight series, highlight how contemporary fears have been addressed by generation after generation.
Terror and Wonder presents an intriguing glimpse of a fascinating and mysterious world. Experience 250 years of Gothic’s dark shadow.
1809-1849
Edgar Allan Poe greatly influenced American gothic literature, and is probably one of the most well-known authors of the genre. Listed below are a couple of sites dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe and his works: