Gothic Literature Gothic literature, with its elements of horror, supernatural, misfortune, death, old houses inhabited by ghosts and family curses, originated in late 18th century England with the founder Horace Walpole(霍勒斯·沃波尔). His "Castles of Atlanto" e...
Bear in mind, no one has yet produced a satisfying definition of Gothic which is widely agreed upon. There are even arguments about whether “horror” should be considered a necessary part of it, or whether horror is enough to call something “Gothic”. (Why not just call it horror? What...
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Statementis not true in describing Gothic novel. A. Gothic novel is a type of romantic fiction B. Gothic novel predominated in the early eighteenth century. C. Its principle elements are violence, horror and super natural. D. The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliff is typical Gothic romance...
the use of small juxtaposed dots of color on a canvas.Cf. Pointillism. —divisionist,n., adj. duecentism the art and literature of thirteenth-century Italy. —duecentist,n., adj. eclecticism a style that intermixes features borrowed from other artists or differing schools; applied especially...
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Pompeii was an ancient city, originally founded by Greek settlers, which was rediscovered in 1748 near Naples in the Campania region of Italy. The town was buried in volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. After the discovery of its remarkably well-preserved ruins, it hel...