To what Extent has Gothic Literature Continued or Changed from the 18th Century to Present Day?

Conclusion

Overall, the aim of the dissertation was to find out whether or not British Gothic Literature had continued or changed since the 18th century down to the 21st century. Firstly, by investigating what is Gothic Literature and its Originality it gives a clear and interesting perspective on what we define as ‘Gothic’ yet alone, Gothic Literature. Examining its originality determines how popular it has maintained over some 300 years. Defining the different conventions that create a gothic genre is interesting because it gives clarity to readers and to the investigation too because it makes it easier to make comparisons between the key five texts [Castle of Otranto, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, Woman in Black and Rebecca] and makes it easier for the responses from surveys/questionnaires to have an understanding of the conventions and originality of Gothic Literature. Having some sort of background about Gothic novels, different websites written by experts in the Gothic have given such a lot of clarity between Horror literature and the Gothic Literature. Alongside this, analyzing the key five texts writers’ use of language [focusing on spirituality] is fascinating to establish how one interesting convention is used so widely throughout such classical books and modern books – to later become a massive genre in itself in film and TV. The language of terror closely focuses on how the writers use metaphorical or simplistic language to achieve the same sort of fear and terror which people instantly feel with film and TV. Examining such language devices and its power to employ such fear is exciting to investigate especially when comparing all five texts. Alongside this, when comparing the difference between the Gothic and the Horror ...

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...re young or old, they were able to provide interesting answers that shaped and informed this overall judgment. Although the research method was not particularly that easy because it was a difficult to find a lot of information for a subject that is hidden or not talked about much then changed into a subject where information was flowing and helped a lot to inform judgments and gather information about new things in the gothic world which has rendered my perceptions. Therefore, the opinion beforehand has changed. as now, being open to many different interpretations and opinions about the Gothic genre, the gothic genre has continued much more than it has changed and is still as popular as it ever was – but manages to evolve and still evolves furthermore whether it be in TV, film, Video Games, art, music or writers continuing to mix the gothic genre with other genres.