GOTHIC NOVEL

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THE GOTHIC NOVEL




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Who invented the G.N? Horace Walpole

What was the first G,N? The Castle of Otranto

When was it first published?1764

Which basic elements of horror didn't you incluide on your list?

1. Setting in a castle or old mansion
2.An ancient prophecy
3.Omens, portents, visions
4.High, even overwrought emotion
5.Women in distress
6.Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male.







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