William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic style features fragmented narratives and rich symbolism that explore characters’psychological complexity and the decay of Southern society.In his seminal work exploring Emily Grier...William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic style features fragmented narratives and rich symbolism that explore characters’psychological complexity and the decay of Southern society.In his seminal work exploring Emily Grierson’s tragic life,Faulkner employs a rich symbolic system that transcends mere literary decoration,instead functioning as a complex interpretative lens through which the disintegration of traditional Southern social structures can be understood.This paper argues that the symbolic framework in the narrative not only shapes Emily’s personal tragedy but also serves as a profound metaphorical representation of the collapse of the old Southern civilization-a system marked by rigid social hierarchies,racial tensions,and the slow erosion of aristocratic ideals in the face of inevitable social transformation.By dissecting the intricate symbolic elements-from the decaying mansion to the gothic imagery of death and preservation-this analysis reveals how Faulkner’s symbolic methodology becomes a nuanced historical and psychological commentary on the South’s traumatic transition from an antebellum past to a modernizing present.展开更多
An influential writer in the 19th century in America, Ambrose Bierce is noted for his devotion to the ghost story. The supernatural in his stories, like Poe, mirrors human psychology. Generally there are three groups ...An influential writer in the 19th century in America, Ambrose Bierce is noted for his devotion to the ghost story. The supernatural in his stories, like Poe, mirrors human psychology. Generally there are three groups of the supernatural in his short story: the Supernatural Gothic, the psychic story, and the story of ironic terror. This article, through text reading, tries to prove that these three groups, from different angles, reflect Bierce’s belief that when confronting with the ultimate existential plights, a person reveals the nature of his character through his psychological words.展开更多
Rebecca is Daphne du Maurier's representative work which combines Victorian romance with Gothic horror.Its diction skills contribute tremendously to its unfailing appeal as an exquisite literary work.A survey of R...Rebecca is Daphne du Maurier's representative work which combines Victorian romance with Gothic horror.Its diction skills contribute tremendously to its unfailing appeal as an exquisite literary work.A survey of Rebecca's stage,motif and mood is indispensable to a full understanding of its stylistic diction choice.In addition,to better appreciate the work,one needs to probe into certain specific linguistic measures or approaches.展开更多
A Christmas Carol is a popular novel written by Charles Dickens-the most famous critical realist novelist of the nineteenth century.This paper explores the charm of gothic art in A Christmas Carol by describing the go...A Christmas Carol is a popular novel written by Charles Dickens-the most famous critical realist novelist of the nineteenth century.This paper explores the charm of gothic art in A Christmas Carol by describing the gothic setting,events,the gothic atmosphere,as well as the characters.By utilizing the gothic art,Dickens finds a way to expose the reality,display his deep concerns for social problems and his great sympathy for the poor people.展开更多
Charles Dickens was the greatest critical realists in English literary.Almost all of his novels display his deep concern for the society and great sympathy for the low-class people.A Christmas Carol was written in 184...Charles Dickens was the greatest critical realists in English literary.Almost all of his novels display his deep concern for the society and great sympathy for the low-class people.A Christmas Carol was written in 1843 when the society was unrest.The author created the gothic atmosphere himself,and put his characters into that situation and combined the gothic writing methods with the critical realism in order that the gothic elements could express a kind of strong convulsion,which could strength his criti cism for the society.At the same time,the Gothicism also helped to deepen his criticism for the society.展开更多
Gothicism budded from late eighteenth century to nineteenth century and it is still flourishing in modernist writing and even contemporary works.Gothicism is a special branch in the western Romantic Movement and is en...Gothicism budded from late eighteenth century to nineteenth century and it is still flourishing in modernist writing and even contemporary works.Gothicism is a special branch in the western Romantic Movement and is entitled by the critics as the"dark romanticism".This article introduces the origin,background,development and influence of the Gothic fiction.As a kind if writing style,Gothic fiction has been prevailed for quite a long time.It came into being in the late 18th century and declined in the 1830s.Though it exists so short a period,it prospered for a time and influenced many writers of 19th and 20th centuries deeply.展开更多
In the late 18th century and the beginning of 19th century,there appeared an important literary trend named Gothic as a part of Romanism.Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley(1797-1851) is a famous novelist of the Romant...In the late 18th century and the beginning of 19th century,there appeared an important literary trend named Gothic as a part of Romanism.Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley(1797-1851) is a famous novelist of the Romantic period.Her masterpiece,Franken stein,is considered one of the best Gothic novels as well as the first science fiction in the modern sense.My thesis is engaged in the study of this work from psychological perspectives:that is the fear of desolation and irrational human ambition.Frankenstein not only adopted the traditional Gothic elements but also modified and added new ones.Thus it yields a great influence on the successive literature.展开更多
Angela Carter is an English novelist and journalist in 20th century known for her feminist, magical realism and Gothic works, which can be classified into many groups such as short fictions, poetry collections, dramat...Angela Carter is an English novelist and journalist in 20th century known for her feminist, magical realism and Gothic works, which can be classified into many groups such as short fictions, poetry collections, dramatic writings, films adaptations and radio plays etc. To a certain degree, she is a"feminist exotic". Carter takes a very problematic place about pornography literature, which has been the long-standing debate among critics. As a result, some of her books are prohibited by the corresponding authority in China. However, Carter is one of the innovative feminist writers in that she quests for some extraordinary emancipatory erotics, beyond subjugation, beyond prejudice. Women under her writings are mostly controlled or manipulated by a patriarchal society in a phallocentric culture. Pornography, fairy tales and feminism"within and against the conventions of these genres"are all mixed together in the story of the Bloody Chamber. As a whole, The Bloody Chamber can also be treated as a collection of short stories in terms of a bigger narrative that deals with issues of feminism and metamorphosis rather than a set of individual and independent tales. Although each particular narrative deals with a different set of various characters, the oppressed female seeking liberation is the common theme and concept that is explored and expanded throughout the Bloody Chamber.展开更多
In the current climate of literary experimentalism,'Gothic' may seem to some,an anachronistic term. Having spent most of the nineties as a buzz-word in literature and culture,its haunting presence appears to h...In the current climate of literary experimentalism,'Gothic' may seem to some,an anachronistic term. Having spent most of the nineties as a buzz-word in literature and culture,its haunting presence appears to have faded somewhat. With the end of TV serials such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and the current lack of interest in the so-called Gothic images that used to inundate media and popular culture,the question arises yet again as to what significance the Gothic bears for contemporary literature?Importantly,what remains to be taken into account by such critics is the presence of fundamental Gothic elements in literary postmodernist texts. By this,I refer to works definable under the paradigm of postmodernism; experimental,radical and often metalfictional literature which problematises the relationship between reality and fiction,reader and text. The purpose of this article is to fill this gap in literary criticism by proposing a theoretical approach to postmodernist texts that are definitively Gothic.展开更多
Macbeth as one of the Four Great Tragedies by Shakespeare depicts a great change of Macbeth from a hero of counter-insurgency into a tyrannical king. What impresses readers most is the frequent usage of Gothic feature...Macbeth as one of the Four Great Tragedies by Shakespeare depicts a great change of Macbeth from a hero of counter-insurgency into a tyrannical king. What impresses readers most is the frequent usage of Gothic features, like murders, ghost, witches, and so on. The paper will make a tentative study on Gothic settings, Gothic characters, and Gothic plots in Macbeth. The age of confusing right and wrong and horrible environmental settings will be expounded; then, the detailed analysis of Gothic characters like Macbeth, the trio of Witches and Lady Macbeth will be elaborated on; the plots of noumenal horror and mental terror will be elucidated finally. It is helpful for deeply understanding the drama＇s theme and interpreting the work from a new perspective, which plays a positive role in the research and development of Gothic literature and possesses certain significance for literary reference.展开更多
文摘William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic style features fragmented narratives and rich symbolism that explore characters’psychological complexity and the decay of Southern society.In his seminal work exploring Emily Grierson’s tragic life,Faulkner employs a rich symbolic system that transcends mere literary decoration,instead functioning as a complex interpretative lens through which the disintegration of traditional Southern social structures can be understood.This paper argues that the symbolic framework in the narrative not only shapes Emily’s personal tragedy but also serves as a profound metaphorical representation of the collapse of the old Southern civilization-a system marked by rigid social hierarchies,racial tensions,and the slow erosion of aristocratic ideals in the face of inevitable social transformation.By dissecting the intricate symbolic elements-from the decaying mansion to the gothic imagery of death and preservation-this analysis reveals how Faulkner’s symbolic methodology becomes a nuanced historical and psychological commentary on the South’s traumatic transition from an antebellum past to a modernizing present.
文摘An influential writer in the 19th century in America, Ambrose Bierce is noted for his devotion to the ghost story. The supernatural in his stories, like Poe, mirrors human psychology. Generally there are three groups of the supernatural in his short story: the Supernatural Gothic, the psychic story, and the story of ironic terror. This article, through text reading, tries to prove that these three groups, from different angles, reflect Bierce’s belief that when confronting with the ultimate existential plights, a person reveals the nature of his character through his psychological words.
文摘Rebecca is Daphne du Maurier's representative work which combines Victorian romance with Gothic horror.Its diction skills contribute tremendously to its unfailing appeal as an exquisite literary work.A survey of Rebecca's stage,motif and mood is indispensable to a full understanding of its stylistic diction choice.In addition,to better appreciate the work,one needs to probe into certain specific linguistic measures or approaches.
文摘A Christmas Carol is a popular novel written by Charles Dickens-the most famous critical realist novelist of the nineteenth century.This paper explores the charm of gothic art in A Christmas Carol by describing the gothic setting,events,the gothic atmosphere,as well as the characters.By utilizing the gothic art,Dickens finds a way to expose the reality,display his deep concerns for social problems and his great sympathy for the poor people.
文摘Charles Dickens was the greatest critical realists in English literary.Almost all of his novels display his deep concern for the society and great sympathy for the low-class people.A Christmas Carol was written in 1843 when the society was unrest.The author created the gothic atmosphere himself,and put his characters into that situation and combined the gothic writing methods with the critical realism in order that the gothic elements could express a kind of strong convulsion,which could strength his criti cism for the society.At the same time,the Gothicism also helped to deepen his criticism for the society.
文摘Gothicism budded from late eighteenth century to nineteenth century and it is still flourishing in modernist writing and even contemporary works.Gothicism is a special branch in the western Romantic Movement and is entitled by the critics as the"dark romanticism".This article introduces the origin,background,development and influence of the Gothic fiction.As a kind if writing style,Gothic fiction has been prevailed for quite a long time.It came into being in the late 18th century and declined in the 1830s.Though it exists so short a period,it prospered for a time and influenced many writers of 19th and 20th centuries deeply.
文摘In the late 18th century and the beginning of 19th century,there appeared an important literary trend named Gothic as a part of Romanism.Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley(1797-1851) is a famous novelist of the Romantic period.Her masterpiece,Franken stein,is considered one of the best Gothic novels as well as the first science fiction in the modern sense.My thesis is engaged in the study of this work from psychological perspectives:that is the fear of desolation and irrational human ambition.Frankenstein not only adopted the traditional Gothic elements but also modified and added new ones.Thus it yields a great influence on the successive literature.
文摘Angela Carter is an English novelist and journalist in 20th century known for her feminist, magical realism and Gothic works, which can be classified into many groups such as short fictions, poetry collections, dramatic writings, films adaptations and radio plays etc. To a certain degree, she is a"feminist exotic". Carter takes a very problematic place about pornography literature, which has been the long-standing debate among critics. As a result, some of her books are prohibited by the corresponding authority in China. However, Carter is one of the innovative feminist writers in that she quests for some extraordinary emancipatory erotics, beyond subjugation, beyond prejudice. Women under her writings are mostly controlled or manipulated by a patriarchal society in a phallocentric culture. Pornography, fairy tales and feminism"within and against the conventions of these genres"are all mixed together in the story of the Bloody Chamber. As a whole, The Bloody Chamber can also be treated as a collection of short stories in terms of a bigger narrative that deals with issues of feminism and metamorphosis rather than a set of individual and independent tales. Although each particular narrative deals with a different set of various characters, the oppressed female seeking liberation is the common theme and concept that is explored and expanded throughout the Bloody Chamber.
文摘In the current climate of literary experimentalism,'Gothic' may seem to some,an anachronistic term. Having spent most of the nineties as a buzz-word in literature and culture,its haunting presence appears to have faded somewhat. With the end of TV serials such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and the current lack of interest in the so-called Gothic images that used to inundate media and popular culture,the question arises yet again as to what significance the Gothic bears for contemporary literature?Importantly,what remains to be taken into account by such critics is the presence of fundamental Gothic elements in literary postmodernist texts. By this,I refer to works definable under the paradigm of postmodernism; experimental,radical and often metalfictional literature which problematises the relationship between reality and fiction,reader and text. The purpose of this article is to fill this gap in literary criticism by proposing a theoretical approach to postmodernist texts that are definitively Gothic.
文摘Macbeth as one of the Four Great Tragedies by Shakespeare depicts a great change of Macbeth from a hero of counter-insurgency into a tyrannical king. What impresses readers most is the frequent usage of Gothic features, like murders, ghost, witches, and so on. The paper will make a tentative study on Gothic settings, Gothic characters, and Gothic plots in Macbeth. The age of confusing right and wrong and horrible environmental settings will be expounded; then, the detailed analysis of Gothic characters like Macbeth, the trio of Witches and Lady Macbeth will be elaborated on; the plots of noumenal horror and mental terror will be elucidated finally. It is helpful for deeply understanding the drama＇s theme and interpreting the work from a new perspective, which plays a positive role in the research and development of Gothic literature and possesses certain significance for literary reference.
