ENG LIT - Gothic AO5

What else does Punter argue about the Gothic and its relation to our brain?

It “emerges from the depth of our psyche”

What does Botting say about the terror and politics?

“Terror…had an overwhelming political significance”

What does Sarah Perry say about the Gothic and how it is defined?

“It is defined…by our response to it”

What does Palliser say about our wishes as readers of the Gothic?

We have a “paradoxical wish to be frightened”

What does the 2023 Renfield film highlight?

• Makes the Gothic comedic, satirises it much like in Northanger Abbey (Austen, 1817)

• Renfield is more traditionally good looking, Dracula still is physically othered

• The comedic elements show how madness is still made fun of and not taken as seriously, the Gothic still exploits contemporary concerns because this IS still a concern

What did Carter argue about art?

“all art…is part of politics”

What does Mighall say about Quincey and his role in the novel?

The Gothic “distinguishes between acceptable foreign influences and those that threaten British supremacy”

What did Buzwell say about what the Gothic can explore?

“Gothic fiction can explore unpalatable subjects”

What does Marina Warner say about Carter?

• She keeps reality “firmly in her sights”

• She does not use the genre for sensationalist effect but rather to explore real concerns about the effect of societal violence against women

How does Carter distinguish between the tale and the story?

• “The tale does not log everyday experiences as the short story does”

• Carter’s stories make no attempt to imitate real life but simply to tackle real life issues through creative, more digestable means

How does Andrea Dworkin (20th cent. feminist) view fairy tales and challenge Dickens?

• Their “dreadful content terrorises us into submission”

• For women fairy tales simply offer a limited and damaging model for behaviour

What does Nordeau argue about the fin de siecle?

the “abandonment of tradition led to feminist men and manly women”

What does Phyllis Roth note about Dracula?

He “acts out the fantasies of the other characters who wish to do what he can do”

What does Leatherdale comment on regarding religion?

“A supposedly immortal being is destroyed by the defenders of Christ”

What point does Bidisha make about beasts?

“The worst beasts a girl could encounter in the forest are men”

What does Robert Hume argue about good and evil?

“Good and evil are seen as inextricably intertwined”

What does Day argue?

“Carter’s fiction is a bit extreme”

What does Dunker say about Carter’s portrayal of women’s sensuality?

It is “simply a response to male arousal”

What does Hughes say about Mina’s rebellion?

“it is intellectual rather than sexual”

What does Arata say about Dracula and British integrity?

“The count endangers Britain’s integrity”

What does Sarah Sceats argue about vampires?

“Vampires represent what we both fear and desire”