We started off the lesson linking words with their meanings regarding the gothic, these consisted of: liminality, oppositions, transgression, byronic hero, uncanny, uncanny of the monumental, fragmented narrative, framing, pathetic fallacy, horror, terror, prolix, heterogenous, supernatural, ambiguous, lexical cluster, ambivalent and cultural parasite.
We then read an article named the homely gothic, it talked about how the gothic has been domesticated and how the victorian audience were more frightened of domestic issues, for instance Wuthering Heights.
Our homework was to answer these seven quesions
1. Why does the writer suggest ghosts are significant?
2. Why is victorian society lacking value, spirit, imagination etc.?
3. What does this have to do with the Lady of Shalott?
4. What is 'the privileged site of Victorian culture'?
5. Why is this significant in Wuthering Heights?
6. Why do you think this article is called 'homely gothic'?
7. Which elements could we see as being domesticated by Bronte?
Leigh
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