(Gothic Features In Horace Walpole's The Castle Of Otranto (1764) And Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries Of Udolpho(1794
Hanan Mostafa Mahmoud;
Abstract
This study attempts to examine the features of the Gothic novel as reflected in The Castle of Otranto (1764) by Horace Walpole and The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) by Ann Radcliffe. It is divided into three
chapters and a conclusion.
Chapter 1 traces the origin and development of the Gothic novel. It shows the relationship between the Gothic novel and Gothic architecture. It also sheds light on some prominent novelists of the Gothic school beginning with Walpole up to Charles Maturin and Mary Shelley. In addition, this chapter handles the life-history of Horace Walpole and Mrs. Radcliffe and their literary career in general.
Chapter IT Focuses on one example of Walpole's novels, The Castle of Otranto as a Gothic novel. This chapter applies the Gothic features such as: The element of mystery and horror, the use of the• supernatural, scenes of terror, suspense, the idea of the villain and other features to The Castle of Otranto. It shows how far The Castle of Otranto exhibits these features.
Chapter III is devoted to applying the Gothic features on Mrs. Radcliffe's popular novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho. It is shown that the novel includes most of the common Gothic features. Stress is made on Radcliffe's habbit of explaining away the supernatural and her brilliant description of nature. The chapter presents the difference between Walpole and Radcliffe regarding the techniques adopted in their novels.
The conclusion presents the findings together with an evaluation of• the Gothic school of the novel. It is also concerned with summing up the main ideas that have been tackled in the thesis.
chapters and a conclusion.
Chapter 1 traces the origin and development of the Gothic novel. It shows the relationship between the Gothic novel and Gothic architecture. It also sheds light on some prominent novelists of the Gothic school beginning with Walpole up to Charles Maturin and Mary Shelley. In addition, this chapter handles the life-history of Horace Walpole and Mrs. Radcliffe and their literary career in general.
Chapter IT Focuses on one example of Walpole's novels, The Castle of Otranto as a Gothic novel. This chapter applies the Gothic features such as: The element of mystery and horror, the use of the• supernatural, scenes of terror, suspense, the idea of the villain and other features to The Castle of Otranto. It shows how far The Castle of Otranto exhibits these features.
Chapter III is devoted to applying the Gothic features on Mrs. Radcliffe's popular novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho. It is shown that the novel includes most of the common Gothic features. Stress is made on Radcliffe's habbit of explaining away the supernatural and her brilliant description of nature. The chapter presents the difference between Walpole and Radcliffe regarding the techniques adopted in their novels.
The conclusion presents the findings together with an evaluation of• the Gothic school of the novel. It is also concerned with summing up the main ideas that have been tackled in the thesis.
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| Title | (Gothic Features In Horace Walpole's The Castle Of Otranto (1764) And Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries Of Udolpho(1794 | Other Titles | ملامح الرعب فى رواية حوارس والبول " قلعة اوترانتو" وآن رادكليف " غموض يودولفو " | Authors | Hanan Mostafa Mahmoud | Issue Date | 2001 |
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