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Gothic Fiction
Wolfhowls:
WONDERFUL!! You two have saved me from sheer madness.
Yeratel:
--- Quote from: Wolfhowls on April 12, 2008, 06:15:15 PM ---WONDERFUL!! You two have saved me from sheer madness.
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Well, descent into madness is certainly a Gothic Theme, as illustrated by both The Tell-tale Heart and The Yellow Wallpaper.
Wolfhowls:
--- Quote from: Yeratel on April 12, 2008, 06:48:31 PM ---Well, descent into madness is certainly a Gothic Theme, as illustrated by both The Tell-tale Heart and The Yellow Wallpaper.
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Yeah thats was the reason I picked them both for my research paper. I tried to tell my professor that but all I got was an odd look for her.
LizW65:
Here's a brief historical overview you may find helpful:
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/gothic/history.html
Franzeska:
--- Quote from: Wolfhowls on April 12, 2008, 06:55:49 PM ---Yeah thats was the reason I picked them both for my research paper. I tried to tell my professor that but all I got was an odd look for her.
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To be fair, they aren't usually juxtaposed in scholarly literature. Maybe that's why she thought they were a weird choice. The Yellow Wallpaper is certainly gothic enough, but it's much more famous as feminist literature. Maybe you could try comparing it to some of the Poe stories where unpleasant things happen to women (there are certainly enough of them!).
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