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= __**German Gothic Horror-German** **Gothic** **Fiction**__ = By: Rose Piscitelli and Joe Iannaccone The first German Gothic Novel was written by Horace Walpole., It was called Castle of Otranto written in 1764. German Gothic Horror traditionally emerged from literary forms that featured séances, unexplained occurrences, and mistaken identities. German Gothic horror literature developed according to its own rules of aesthetic form and its own literary and philosophical contexts. By the end of the century the horror stories became so popular on an international scale British and American authors include the subtitle “ A German Story” in order to draw readership and an audience. One German Gothic Horror novel is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. This book possesses many qualities of German Gothic text. There is horror when the creature shows himself in the village all the civilians start screaming running and fainting. There are more than 1 plot. There is Robert Walton's story, Victor Frankensteins, story and the creatures story. There is more than one narrator. There are 3 narrators. Robert Walton, Dr. Frankenstein, and The monster. There is forbidden power in Robert Walton's story. His Father and uncle forbid him to travel by sea, so he waited until both of them were dead. In Frankenstein there is a lot of innocence victimized by evil. When the creature came alive he was just like a baby; he didn't know anything. He needed to be taught things but because he was so ugly people thought he was evil. Dr. Frankenstein is a character who questions his sanity. While he was working on his creation he often wondered if he was going mad. He became obsessed with his project and forgot about the beauty of nature. Heknew he was going crazy he just couldn't stop it. Finally one of the last characteristics of German Gothic text in Frankenstein is dreams/visions. While in Inglostadt Victor has a dream about Elizabeth. He sees her walking down the street in perfect health and then when he goes to kiss her she turns into his mothers corpse.

__List of German Gothic Horror Books and their authors__
Dracula by Bram Stoker Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe by Edgar Allen Poe Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux The Castle of Ontranto by Horace Walpole The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving A Cristmas Carol by Charles Dickens For more visit the link below. [|100 German Gothic Horror Books]

"Goth" comes from a German tribe Goth -> middle age architecture
 * Cathedrals reached the skys to touch the heavens
 * gargoyles, demons, and monsters
 * pointy tops
 * scary monsters
 * popular mid to late 1800's
 * associated with wild bloody things
 * pastoral focuses on nature
 * Struggle between good and evil

30 Gothic Conventions
 * 1) Murder
 * 2) Death
 * 3) Suicide
 * 4) Ghosts
 * 5) Demons
 * 6) Gloomy
 * 7) Family secrets
 * 8) Dungeons
 * 9) Curses
 * 10) Torture
 * 11) Vampires
 * 12) Spirits
 * 13) Castles
 * 14) Tombs
 * 15) Terror
 * 16) Desolate landscapes
 * 17) Fog
 * 18) Ancient ruined buildings
 * 19) Supernatural
 * 20) Monsters
 * 21) Beautiful women in distress
 * 22) Dashing hero
 * 23) Evil Aristocrat
 * 24) Damsels in distress
 * 25) Secret rooms
 * 26) Ancestral curses
 * 27) Burned castles
 * 28) Evil priests
 * 29) Sleep
 * 30) Zombies

__Characteristics of German Gothic Text__
For more visit the link below [|Characeteristics or Gothic Text]
 * Fascination for the past---This is mostly focused on the mideval era but is not the only time frame fanicised on
 * A liking for the supernatural and magical sometimes intermingling with reality---The characters in german gothic horror stories usually liike to mix magic and reality, magic plays a huge role in both gothicim and romanticism
 * Representation and stimulation of horror---This has more of a focus on emotional fear, not rational fear
 * Exotic setting or locations---Some examples are castles, dungeons, and old and ruined buildings or churches
 * Plots within plots and/or multiple narrators---Just like the 3 narrators and 2 plots we have in Frankenstein
 * Forbidden knowledge or power---Like in Frankenstein when Walton's father and uncle forbid him from sea travel
 * A monter/villian--- Ex. The creature and dracula
 * Innocence victimized by evil---When the creature became alive everybody thought he was an evil monster but he really was just an innocent, curious, child. The creature became evil because that was all he was ever taught
 * Blood---Blood can symbolize life, death, innocence, or guilt.
 * Characters who question their sanity---While Victor Frankenstein worked on his creation, numberous times he questioned himself, knowing he was becoming mad
 * Cursed or blessed objects---May represent supernatural forces or forces within the hero's personality
 * Dreams/visions---When Victor was in Inglostadt he had a terrible nightare. He saw Elizabeth walking down the street and when he kissed her she turned into his dead mothers corpse.

Here is a video about Frankenstein and German Gothic Horror

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For information on German Gothic Horror films visit: [|German Gothic Films]