tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post1309294163367962663..comments2024-01-04T03:21:53.195-05:00Comments on Fear in Writing: Literary Movement Series: Gothic LiteratureJournoMichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-73225889600319012372010-08-08T22:47:43.580-04:002010-08-08T22:47:43.580-04:00Karen- Glad you came by, too. And it's always...Karen- Glad you came by, too. And it's always nice to look at something familiar from a different angle.<br /><br />Helen- Thank you. I don't remember calling college fascinating...:)<br /><br />Patricia- That is what I wanted to discover in this research. I learned a lot, too!<br /><br />Rayna- Southern Gothic is very recognizable if you know where to look. Think dust, shadowy trees, and creepy characters. Faulkner, O'Connor, McCullers, etc.<br /><br />Victoria- I hope you stayed awake. ;)<br /><br />Glynis- It's always interesting to see where you came from, even if you didn't know it!JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-68730003380557448782010-08-03T04:21:41.564-04:002010-08-03T04:21:41.564-04:00I will have to look into the Gothic a little more....I will have to look into the Gothic a little more. I have never thought about it in my own work. Thanks for an interesting post.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-90645198487818903272010-08-02T23:35:52.432-04:002010-08-02T23:35:52.432-04:00Lovely article!
I felt like I was in an English ...Lovely article! <br /><br />I felt like I was in an English class :)VICTORIA SAAVEDRAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329745716789899212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-62124689969808826242010-08-02T23:32:56.282-04:002010-08-02T23:32:56.282-04:00Thanks for a wonderful article. To Kill a Mocking ...Thanks for a wonderful article. To Kill a Mocking bird is one of my all time favourites, but I never even thought of it as Gothic. Now I am going to keep looking for Gothic influences everywhere.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-24908505582614128682010-08-02T18:11:27.930-04:002010-08-02T18:11:27.930-04:00I always associated the Gothic with those chilling...I always associated the Gothic with those chilling romances of Victoria Holt and Mary Stewart, which I was hooked on at one time. Now I see the connection to other favorites such as Poe. Interesting post, Michele.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-850301676688169002010-08-02T17:38:17.806-04:002010-08-02T17:38:17.806-04:00This was like being back in college and taking a f...This was like being back in college and taking a fascinating class!Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-62197663171590546172010-08-02T14:18:46.265-04:002010-08-02T14:18:46.265-04:00Hi Michele,
Nice to meet you! Thanks for commentin...Hi Michele,<br />Nice to meet you! Thanks for commenting and following my blog. Look forward to reading your posts.<br /><br />TKAM has always been a favorite of mine, but I never thought about it from this angle. Thanks for sharing; I appreciate the info!<br /><br />Have a great week,<br />Karen<br />karenelange.blogspot.comKaren Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-49175433371764253232010-08-02T13:31:26.021-04:002010-08-02T13:31:26.021-04:00Jan- It's fun to analyze your own work for sch...Jan- It's fun to analyze your own work for scholarly influence, isn't it? As to the young, I first met my sister-in-law when she was about 16. She was into the "goth" style and I totally didn't get it. Not that I think she knew the roots, but I respect it as a culture more having studies the influences. A bit different when it's a teen in a spiked collar, but you know what I mean.<br /><br />Rob- Thanks for coming by! Means a lot since you are an American Lit scholar. Thank you for the book recommendation. <br /><br />And I recommend you all swing over to Rob's blog--talk about scholarly!<br /><br />Jemi- There is definitely a connection between Gothic and Steampunk. I know the main influence is Victorian culture, but the dark aspect comes from the Gothic romance movement. And, yes, Harper Lee was quite talented. I wish we had gotten more work from her.JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-72055164376664162262010-08-02T11:39:35.158-04:002010-08-02T11:39:35.158-04:00Really interesting stuff! Gothic lit sure has an i...Really interesting stuff! Gothic lit sure has an intriguing history. I have read some of it (mostly years and years ago) and enjoyed the extremeness of it all - quite fun. :)<br /><br />To Kill a Mockingbird is such an increible book - one of my all-time faves.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-64407326238733823512010-08-02T10:46:50.767-04:002010-08-02T10:46:50.767-04:00If I may make a recommendation: an early American ...If I may make a recommendation: an early American Gothic novel (believed to be the first) was "Paul Felton" by Bostonian Richard Henry Dana (Sr. - his son wrote the novel "Two Years Before the Mast"). Great book, a quick read, dates to the 1820s, I believe.Rob Velellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284492589098267999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-88029244764518690052010-08-02T10:15:08.264-04:002010-08-02T10:15:08.264-04:00Oh Michele - you scholarly devil you! This is faci...Oh Michele - you scholarly devil you! This is facinating and I will be looking for the gothic influence in my own writing. Not sure - think in my mysteries there might be some and it could use some darkening. I love the early goths for sure and I live with a fifteen year old girl so get a healthy enough dose of modern goth culture. I wonder why the young are so consistantly attracted to the dark? <a href="http://www.labanan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jan Morrison</a>Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-6205776603406901622010-08-02T10:12:49.444-04:002010-08-02T10:12:49.444-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-57266312765849760892010-08-02T10:11:50.271-04:002010-08-02T10:11:50.271-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-69858541015647172482010-08-02T09:45:43.624-04:002010-08-02T09:45:43.624-04:00Very interesting and informative post. You've ...Very interesting and informative post. You've given me a different outlook on Gothic literature. Looking forward to tomorrow's post.<br /><br />Mason<br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a>Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-52837630276926875032010-08-02T09:34:26.468-04:002010-08-02T09:34:26.468-04:00Alex- Well, thanks. It was nice to challenge myse...Alex- Well, thanks. It was nice to challenge myself!<br /><br />Clarissa- So glad these appeal to you! And I love this lit movement, too. I felt it had the most direct contact with modern mystery writing, which I why I chose to begin with it. As to every week...I'm glad it seems that way! :PJournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-62808699502621312122010-08-02T09:30:11.537-04:002010-08-02T09:30:11.537-04:00I love Gothic literature and I'm loving this b...I love Gothic literature and I'm loving this blog series. You obviously do so much research every week. Thank you.<br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-47034040047610782252010-08-02T08:21:17.485-04:002010-08-02T08:21:17.485-04:00I'm impressed, Michele!I'm impressed, Michele!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-55796668915087621722010-08-02T07:59:52.429-04:002010-08-02T07:59:52.429-04:00Gail- DEFINITELY makes you knowledgeable enough to...Gail- DEFINITELY makes you knowledgeable enough to comment. I thought it was interesting to tie Poe with Lee--our writing roots are so important. Welcome!JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-86840462434043397092010-08-02T07:58:50.182-04:002010-08-02T07:58:50.182-04:00Margot- I don't know if we could write modern ...Margot- I don't know if we could write modern fiction without the inner turmoil. Self-awareness was the word of the 90s, and psychology has played such a big part in this century.<br /><br />Cold- I love the examples you give, and will definitely check out the link. There are many modern forms of Gothic, or Goth, that I didn't explore--trying to concentrate on lit. But it's amazing how much we can attribute to our forefathers/mothers. And I'm sure most modern goths don't know where it all comes from.<br /><br />Will- It really is and, for the most part, used in a valid way, but still by people who don't know what THEY mean by it.<br /><br />Diane- A lot was research, and a lot was just remembering my college courses! English Lit was my major, but I haven't applied it till recently with this blog and writing. I need to check out Lacuna Coil--I've definitely heard of them!<br /><br />Elizabeth- Thanks for the Tweet. I hope this is interesting to many.JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-87451662670482038212010-08-02T07:55:50.974-04:002010-08-02T07:55:50.974-04:00I am not educated in Gothic enough to make a reaso...I am not educated in Gothic enough to make a reasonable comment so I will just say I loved The Black Cat and To Kill A Mockingbird.<br /><br />I suppose that makes me knowledgable only in pleasure.<br /><br />Great read.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-73183546125280105652010-08-02T07:46:53.593-04:002010-08-02T07:46:53.593-04:00Thorough and interesting overview! Thanks Michele....Thorough and interesting overview! Thanks Michele. Am tweeting.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-45272239297257683002010-08-02T07:36:54.761-04:002010-08-02T07:36:54.761-04:00Wow, you did your research on gothic writing! Not ...Wow, you did your research on gothic writing! Not sure that's a style I could do successfully. <br />And I love Lacuna Coil!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-70467182601660187542010-08-02T07:12:35.225-04:002010-08-02T07:12:35.225-04:00"Gothic" is surely a term that's thr..."Gothic" is surely a term that's thrown aroung a lot, but rarely defined (asides from ambiguously "dark"). Thanks for clearing it up, espesially the reflections from the emergence of Psychology.Will Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158149526658590324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-44481334303265117102010-08-02T06:15:24.781-04:002010-08-02T06:15:24.781-04:00I like the classical goth literature, Dracula, Fra...I like the classical goth literature, Dracula, Frankenstein and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, but haven't read much of modern goth fiction. <br /><br />On the other hand, since I'm a headbanger, always dressed in black, I listen to a lot of heavy metal music, including, from time to time, the goth-metal subgenre. This is a melodic and dark type of metal, with lyrical themes inspired by goth fiction. The goth-metal bands often use a so-called beauty-and-the-beast type of vocal, mixing a clean female voice with a harsh male voice. <br /><br />Next time you relax with your goth fiction, on a dark and stormy night, you may want to listen to bands like My Dying Bride, Type O Negative, Lacuna Coil, The Gathering, or check out this nice example: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGz2ayRG-no" rel="nofollow"> A Rose for the Dead </a><br />by Theatre of Tragedy >:)<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193005159654060545.post-37404636605939016842010-08-02T05:38:35.228-04:002010-08-02T05:38:35.228-04:00Michele - Thanks so much for this discussion of Go...Michele - Thanks so much for this discussion of Gothic literature. You've done such a terrific job of outlining some of its components and I really like your examples. I have to say that I don't really see a lot of the Gothic in my own writing, although here and there I do incorporate some of the inner turmoil you describe. Really interesting post, and I look forward to your others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com