Gothic fiction
Gothic fictionis a type offictionwhich combines parts of bothhorrorandromance.The genre is said to have started inEnglandin 1764 withHorace Walpole's bookThe Castle of Otranto.The Castle of Otranto's second edition was subtitledA Gothic Story.[1]The idea quickly spread to other European languages.
A famous early example of gothic fiction isFrankensteinbyMary Shelley,in the early 19th Century.[2]Edgar Allen Poe'swork andBram Stoker'sDraculawere written later.[3]
References
[change|change source]- ↑Kilgour, Maggie 1995.The rise of the gothic novel.London: Routledge.
- ↑"Mary Shelley - Life, Frankenstein & Books".6 May 2021.
- ↑Bloom, Clive 2007.Gothic horror: a guide for students and readers.Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
