La littérature gothique

📋 Plan du Cours

1. Caractéristiques du roman gothique
2. Origines architecturales du gothique
3. Structure et intrigue de Frankenstein
4. Atmosphère et portrait du monstre
5. Thèmes et portée de Frankenstein
6. Le Château d’Otrante

📖 1. Caractéristiques du roman gothique

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• Gothic literature : A literary genre that appeared in the late 18th century and developed in the 19th century.

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• Gothic novels commonly feature : darkness and death, strange and frightening characters such as vampires and monsters, excessive feelings, threatening settings, pursuit by an evil character or imprisonment, isolation, appeals to the senses

Compléments

• Gothic heroes often experience excessive feelings and may be pursued by an evil character willing to hurt them or held prisoner.

• Gothic settings often include :

  • night
  • wastelands
  • cliffs
  • wind
  • rain
  • storms
  • thunder
  • fog

• Gothic novels often appeal to :

  • hearing
  • sight
  • touch

💡 Astuce mémo

L’obscurité nourrit la peur, tandis que l’isolement enferme le héros.

📖 2. Origines architecturales du gothique

📝 Points essentiels