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- Title
CHANGES OF PERCEPTION IN GOTHIC LITERATURE. AN INQUIRY INTO THE EFFECTS OF READING GOTHIC.
- Authors
MĂRGĂU, PAUL
- Abstract
Starting from the idea of perception as it applies to literature, and taking into account the effect that reading can have over someone, I discuss the way in which perception of Gothic texts and monsters changes from dread and fear in the 18th century Gothic literature to love in today's postmodern Gothic, as a consequence of the transformations that we have undergone, and that have resulted in radical shifts of mentality and an overt expression of everything that was once hidden, repressed and despairingly desirable, done through the use of words that leave no room for misinterpretation.
- Subjects
GOTHIC fiction (Literary genre); SENSORY perception; ANXIETY; FEAR; MONSTERS; READING; POSTMODERNISM (Literature)
- Publication
BAS - British & American Studies, 2015, Vol 21, p31
- ISSN
1224-3086
- Publication type
Article