Hello readers!! welcome to my blog, today I will be discussing about my one of the favorite genre i.e. Gothic.I discovered my love for this genre around six years ago when I first picked Dracula by Bram Stoker. Honestly, I didn’t like book much but I ended up loving the settings in this world. The world presented by Bram Stoker was dark and eerie and what kept me on the edge was the anticipation of what might happen next. So, lets go ahead and take a closer look on this genre.
Brief History:First Gothic book was published in 1764 called The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole and eventually it sprout into many sub genre. It’s popularity was on all time high during 1800s era. This genre in particular is delicious mix of horror, romance , dark mysteries, curses and darkness in general.Years after years this genre has presented some timeless tales that people still love and remember. During 1800s Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte presented absolute delightful books from Gothic romance followed by Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. Despite being dark and sometimes gory what is it that makes this genre so alluring and reason why people love it. We will discuss it but before that let’s take a look on some prominent features/ tropes.
Common tropes in Gothic Novels:If we take a look at Gothic or its sub-genre we will find there are some common tropes used in these stories across centuries, these are mainly family curses, prophecies, dark secrets that has potential to ruin everyone’s life, gloomy weather, isolated and ghostly mansions, dark graveyards or some big tree. These stories are generally based on lives of people who are often perceived as eccentric or rather cruel personalities classic examples are Heathcliff , Rebecca. These characters are often attractive and are generally victims of misdeeds done to them. They are anti-hero and there is something dark but alluring about them. In Gothic romance there are generally forbidden desires, obsession with supernatural or attracting to someone who is anti-social or anti-hero. Love stories like Wuthering Heights are destructive. There is always an involvement of terrible secret or some sort of curse/prophecies. There is always dark lurking around corner and something evil is always on the loose.My Thoughts:As I have already admitted that Gothic is my go to genre, so what is it that makes it so popular, in my opinion everything about it makes me love it.Yes, I love dark and twisted and I am sure many people love it as Gothic as a genre is gaining popularity with each passing day. So that was it from me.Please drop your opinion in comments below.Thanks for reading, pic credit(Google)
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