Harri Roberts - Academia.edu (original) (raw)

Drafts by Harri Roberts

It is assumed that Gothic literature was created in the 1700’s, and was used to engender fear in ... more It is assumed that Gothic literature was created in the 1700’s, and was used to engender fear in its readers, using setting and characters to create a sense of Otherness. ‘Otherness’ is considered to be a state or fact of being different or distinct. This has been shown through Gothic Literature since Horace Walpole’s novel The Castle of Otranto that was written in 1764. Many classic and contemporary writers continued this tradition as shown in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber.

It is assumed that Gothic literature was created in the 1700’s, and was used to engender fear in ... more It is assumed that Gothic literature was created in the 1700’s, and was used to engender fear in its readers, using setting and characters to create a sense of Otherness. ‘Otherness’ is considered to be a state or fact of being different or distinct. This has been shown through Gothic Literature since Horace Walpole’s novel The Castle of Otranto that was written in 1764. Many classic and contemporary writers continued this tradition as shown in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber.