Elements of the Gothic Novel

1-Who invented the G.N ?

The gothic novel was invented almost single-handedly by Horace Walpole.

2-What was the first G.N ?

The Castle of Otranto  

3-When was it first published?

 

It was published in 1764 and contains essentially all the elements that constitute the genre

4-Which horror elements does the text mention?

-Setting in a castle.

-An atmosphere of mystery and suspense.

-An ancient prophecy.

-Omens, portents, visions.

-Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events.

-High, even overwrought emotion.

-Women in distress.

-Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male.

-The metonymy of gloom and horror.

5 words for horror you I want to learn

Gloom: n (darkness, cloudiness)

Distress : n (mental pain)

Threatened : adj (in danger)

Tyrannical : adj (despotic, authoritarian)

Portents : n (omen)