to my house! Enter freely and of your own will!” [The Count] made no motion of stepping to meet me‚ but stood like a statue‚ as though his gesture of welcome had fixed him into stone. The instant‚ however‚ that I had stepped over the threshold [of Castle Dracula]‚ he moved impulsively forward. (Bram Stoker‚ Dracula 2:25-26) [T]he door is the boundary between the foreign and domestic worlds in the case of an ordinary dwelling‚ between the profane and the sacred worlds in the case of a temple. Therefore
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ASSIGNMENT SUBJECT CODE& NAME- English Literature - 1 Q.1 Write a long note on the personal life‚ works‚ settings and themes‚ characters and style (such as surprise endings and love for humanity) of O’Henry. Answer: - William Sidney Porter was born 11 September‚ 1862 in Greensboro‚ North Carolina‚ to physician Algernon Sidney Porter (1825-1888) and Mary Jane Virginia Swaim (1833-1865). The two brothers of William were Shirley Worth (1860) and David Weir (1865) who both died in early childhood. Mary
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Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature MARY ELLEN SNODGRASS Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature Copyright © 2005 by Mary Ellen Snodgrass All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ or by any information storage or retrieval systems‚ without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File‚ Inc. 132 West
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The Gothic Characteristics in A Rose for Emily Outline Thesis statement:A Rose for Emily is a perfect combination of gothic form and realistic content‚ which appears the unique artistic charm. I. Introduction A. General words about William Faulkner and his A Rose for Emily B. The definition of gothic fiction C. The development of gothic fiction in modern time II. The gothic characteristics in A Rose for Emily A. The topic is mainly about murder‚ dead‚ violence and
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The “King” of Horror: Stephen King’s Life‚ Times‚ and Works Abstract: This essay is about the life and times of Stephen King and the influences he has had in society. It discusses his childhood and the impact it had in his writing. Examining several scholarly articles helped distinguish King’s unique writing style and themes he includes in his works. This composition ends with the analysis of King’s novel Misery and the uncommon aspects seen
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the great Roman civilization.”1 This historical aspect allowed the development of the new boundary pushing form of literature‚ introducing elements of horror and romance into newly formed gothic texts. The first gothic novel published was The Castle of Otranto‚ subtitled as “A Gothic Story” written by the English author Horace Walpole. This new style of writing was imitated both through prose fiction and theatrical drama through the texts; Coleridge’s poem Christabel‚ many of Edgar Allan
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Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray and Henry James’ The Turn Of the Screw are key examples of the way in which gothic texts use and adapt the conventions of the genre. These changes occur due to the author’s own personal context and values. The inexorable link between text‚ context and values is expressed through the way in which both authors choose to manipulate‚ redefine and introduce new conventions to the gothic. Oscar Wilde’s first and only novel‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ was written
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Main | Definition | The origin of Dark Romanticism | Dark Romanticism today | Sitemap | Contact What is Dark Romanticism? The label Dark Romanticism is used by different people in different contexts‚ to describe gothic novels from the 18th century as well as popmusic from the 60s and 70s. The meaning of Dark Romanticism seems to vary. Apparently‚ there is no exact‚ widespread and unitary definition. First‚ we must notice that Romanticism is not properly defined either. Some suggest
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Introduction The whole is more than its parts. This is definitely true for a collection of short stories like this. This essay at hand will concentrate on the Western elements in the nine short stories of East‚ West by Salman Rushdie. Special attention will be given to the composition of the book. The division into East‚ West and East‚ West will be examined‚ too. It will be followed how Rushdie deconstructs the seeming oppositions East and West and how stereotypes play a part in this. The thesis
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of work. A sandcastle’s life is short-lived. Real life castles‚ however‚ may continue to stand and amaze people for years to come. Your sandcastle started as sand‚ was sculpted‚ and fell in less than a day. The earliest
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