Essays about: "Victorian Gothic"

Found 3 essays containing the words Victorian Gothic.

  1. 1. Gothic Masculinity: An Exploration of Masculinity in The Mysteries of Udolpho and Uncle Silas

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Tobias Norén; [2021]
    Keywords : Gothic; Masculinity; Female Gothic; Ann Radcliffe; The Mysteries of Udolpho; Sheridan Le Fanu; Uncle Silas; Sensibility; Fatherhood; Villainy; Fallenness; Fallen Man; Early Gothic; Victorian Gothic; 18th-century; 19th-century; Hegemonic Masculinity; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : By analysing two different Female Gothic novels, this thesis aims to explore the different ways in which masculinity is portrayed within the Female Gothic literary tradition, more specifically the Early Gothic and Victorian Gothic due to constraints in scope. The novels chosen, The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) and Uncle Silas (1864), are in many ways representative and serve as typical Female Gothic narratives but differ in when they were written and how they utilise gothic tropes to discuss and critique the society within which they were written. READ MORE

  3. 2. Bloody Penny Picture Pose : A comparative study on the representation of sexuality and violence within the aesthetics of Victorian Gothic horror

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

    Author : Julia Bornlöf; [2019]
    Keywords : Victorian; Gothic; horror; female sexuality; feminism; agency; sadomasochism; gender; visual culture; sexual history.;

    Abstract : There is an ongoing fascination with the Victorian era as well as the genre of horror, and the characters originating from the first 18th century Gothic tales still appear in our Western popular culture today. The Victorian Gothic novels contain elements of romanticism and violence which often results in strong undertones of heated sexuality. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Savage and the Gentleman : A Comparative Analysis of Two Vampire Characters in Bram Stoker's Dracula and Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Ramona Anttonen; [2000]
    Keywords : vampire; Bram Stoker; Anne Rice; Lestat; Dracula; Lombroso; Gothic Fiction; Neo-Gothic Fiction;

    Abstract : The creatures known as vampires have inspired authors for several hundred years. These beings are stereotypically described as belonging to a “nocturnal species” who live “in shadows” and drink “our lives in secrecy” (Auerbach 1). READ MORE