Gothic literature
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Gothic literature is a genre of fiction that emerged in the late 18th century, characterized by mysterious and supernatural elements, dark and atmospheric settings, and themes of terror, decay, and the uncanny.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gothic literature canonical | 21 |
| Dark Romanticism | 14 |
| Gothic fiction | 12 |
| Dark romanticism | 1 |
| Gothic horror literature | 1 |
| Gothic tradition | 1 |
| Romantic Gothic | 1 |
| Romantic era Gothic | 1 |
| Romantic-era Gothic | 1 |
| Scottish Gothic | 1 |
| the world of Edgar Allan Poe's Gothic tales | 1 |
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Target entity: Gothic literature Context triple: [Horace Walpole, movement, Gothic literature]
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Romanticism
Romanticism was a late 18th- and 19th-century artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that emphasized emotion, individualism, imagination, and a deep appreciation of nature and the sublime in reaction against Enlightenment rationalism and industrialization.
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Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that revived and adapted medieval Gothic forms—such as pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and ornate tracery—primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Pre-Raphaelite art
Pre-Raphaelite art is a 19th-century British movement characterized by vivid color, meticulous detail, and romantic or medieval themes in reaction against academic painting conventions.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was a 19th-century American writer, poet, and literary critic best known for his macabre and pioneering works in Gothic fiction and the development of the modern detective story.
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Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole was an 18th-century English writer, art historian, and politician best known for pioneering the Gothic novel with "The Castle of Otranto" and for his extensive correspondence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gothic literature Target entity description: Gothic literature is a genre of fiction that emerged in the late 18th century, characterized by mysterious and supernatural elements, dark and atmospheric settings, and themes of terror, decay, and the uncanny.
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Romanticism
Romanticism was a late 18th- and 19th-century artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that emphasized emotion, individualism, imagination, and a deep appreciation of nature and the sublime in reaction against Enlightenment rationalism and industrialization.
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B.
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that revived and adapted medieval Gothic forms—such as pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and ornate tracery—primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Pre-Raphaelite art
Pre-Raphaelite art is a 19th-century British movement characterized by vivid color, meticulous detail, and romantic or medieval themes in reaction against academic painting conventions.
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D.
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was a 19th-century American writer, poet, and literary critic best known for his macabre and pioneering works in Gothic fiction and the development of the modern detective story.
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Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole was an 18th-century English writer, art historian, and politician best known for pioneering the Gothic novel with "The Castle of Otranto" and for his extensive correspondence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (90)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiction genre
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literary genre ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Romanticism ⓘ |
| firstMajorAuthor | Horace Walpole ⓘ |
| firstMajorWork | The Castle of Otranto ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dark atmosphere
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decay ⓘ emphasis on emotion ⓘ exploration of fear ⓘ gloomy settings ⓘ haunted spaces ⓘ isolation ⓘ madness ⓘ melodrama ⓘ mysterious elements ⓘ mystery ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ ruined architecture ⓘ sublime landscapes ⓘ supernatural elements ⓘ terror ⓘ the uncanny ⓘ |
| hasModernForm | contemporary Gothic fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
Female Gothic
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Gothic romance ⓘ Southern Gothic ⓘ Urban Gothic ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death
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decay ⓘ entrapment ⓘ family secrets ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ religious anxiety ⓘ repressed desires ⓘ the past haunting the present ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ the uncanny double ⓘ transgression ⓘ |
| hasTypicalCharacterType |
Byronic hero
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ghosts ⓘ monks and nuns ⓘ persecuted heroine ⓘ tyrannical villain ⓘ |
| hasTypicalPlotElement |
family curse
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hidden identities ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ prophecies ⓘ secret passageways ⓘ |
| hasTypicalSetting |
castles
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isolated mansions ⓘ remote landscapes ⓘ ruined abbeys ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gothic cinema
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Gothic fantasy ⓘ Gothic revival in architecture ⓘ Southern Gothic ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Gothic literature
dark romanticism ⓘ horror fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
medievalism
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sentimental fiction ⓘ the sublime in aesthetics ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| notableAuthor |
Ann Radcliffe
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Bram Stoker ⓘ Charles Maturin ⓘ Charlotte Brontë ⓘ Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ Emily Brontë ⓘ Mary Shelley ⓘ Matthew Gregory Lewis ⓘ Sheridan Le Fanu ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dracula
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Mary Shelley ⓘ
surface form:
Frankenstein
Jane Eyre ⓘ The Castle of Otranto ⓘ The Fall of the House of Usher ⓘ The Monk ⓘ The Mysteries of Udolpho ⓘ Wuthering Heights ⓘ |
| originatedInPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| originatedInRegion |
Great Britain
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surface form:
Britain
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| periodOfFlourishing |
19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedGenre |
dark fantasy
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ghost story ⓘ horror fiction ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Gothic Revival
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Romanticism ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
cultural studies
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literary studies ⓘ |
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Subject: Gothic literature Description of subject: Gothic literature is a genre of fiction that emerged in the late 18th century, characterized by mysterious and supernatural elements, dark and atmospheric settings, and themes of terror, decay, and the uncanny.
Referenced by (55)
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