Summary Gothic Unseen Flashcards - English Literature A Level OCR Revision

Gothic Unseen Extract Flashcards

Context (A03) and critics/interpretations (A05):

What are 4 18th century gothic novels? - The Castle of Otranto
- Vathek
- The Mysteries of Udolpho
- The Monk
Who wrote ‘The Castle of Otranto’ and in Horace Walpole, 1764
what year?
What are some key features of ‘The Castle - First gothic novel
of Otranto’? - Manfred = male villain, lord of castle
- Isabella = female victim
- Supernatural castle in Italy
- Labyrinth
Who wrote ‘Vathek’ and in what year? William Beckford, 1786

What are some key features of ‘Vathek’? - Arabian, orientalism
- Incest
- Villainous greed
Who wrote ‘The Mysteries of Udolpho’ and Ann Radcliffe, 1794
in what year?
What are some key features of ‘The -
Montoni = male villain pursuing
Mysteries of Udolpho’? virginal, orphaned heroine, Emily
- Fear, pleasure, sublime
- Set in Italy, Apennine Mountains
- Castle setting
Who wrote ‘The Monk’ and in what year? Matthew Lewis, 1796
What are some key features of ‘The Monk’? - Ambrosio struggles with sexual
temptation vs religion
- Demons/Satan
- Fallen man
What are 10 19th century gothic novels? - The Vampyre
- Frankenstein
- Northanger Abbey
- The Tell-Tale Heart
- Wuthering Heights
- Jane Eyre
- Carmilla
- Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde
- The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Dracula