What is Gothic Literature? | A Brief Introduction to the Genre

In which I give a brief introduction to the 'gothic literature' by discussing common tropes and features in stories belonging to this popular genre.

VIDEO TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Where does the term come from?
01:15 Common Elements of Gothic Literature
02:28 Common Tropes of Gothic Literature
03:21 Examples of Gothic Texts from Different Eras
04:34 What to Watch Next?

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[cillianennis]

This helps a lot. I was wondering if my stories on war fit Gothic horror & I feel like they aren't fully gothic literature but they definitely have a lot of scenes that are gothic.

[DebbieMacfarlane-id]

great!! as a teacher in senior who much prefers to teach maths :)and has a child in year 9, this is the perfect introduction.

[marcusblacknell-andrews]

How does this type of literature fit into Role-Playing Games?

[fex]

Good video mate, greetings from Germany!

[rafiiabimanyu]

what's the difference between Gothic and horror?

[bry]

Decent. My Year 11s learned a good deal.

[massimoluppi]

It's "The Castle of OtrAnto", not Otronto 😵‍💫 but otherwise very good video, thanks for posting!