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Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror (primarily in the 20th century), is a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. The name refers to Gothic architecture of the European Middle Ages, which was characteristic of the settings of early Gothic novels.
Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes. Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths. Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken by the Crimean Goths, also extinct. Gothic alphabet, one of the alphabets used to write the Gothic language.
Feb 15, 2022 · What is ‘Gothic’? It’s more complicated than you think. Hidden in the architecture of some of the world’s most famous buildings is a cultural exchange between Europe and the Middle East. By Roger...
Learn about the contexts, conventions and key examples of Gothic literature in this guide for KS3 English students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize.
The Gothic style first appeared in the early 12th century in northern France and rapidly spread beyond its origins in architecture to sculpture, textiles and painting, including frescoes, stained glass and illuminated manuscripts.
Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture.
Gothic art, the painting, sculpture, and architecture characteristic of the second of two great international eras that flourished in western and central Europe during the Middle Ages. Gothic art evolved from Romanesque art and lasted from the mid-12th century to as late as the end of the 16th.
