Victorian Gothic literature

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   05/28/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Introduction; Dracula: Bram Stoker; Wuthering Heights: Emily Bronte; The Picture of Dorian Gray: Oscar Wilde; Frankenstein: Mary Shelley; ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Dracula: Bram Stoker. Wuthering Heights: Emily Bronte. The Picture of Dorian Gray: Oscar Wilde. Frankenstein: Mary Shelley . Jane Eyre: Charlotte Bronte. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

The Fantasy in 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « Gothic Literature. New York: New York University Press, 1998. Maunder and Moore Edition. Something to Hyde: The Strange Preference of Henry Jekyll. Victorian ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The fantastic and gothic features.. The duality of human nature.. A criticism of the Victorian society.. Conclusion.. Works cited.....»

Putting the rest cure to rest: An interpretive essay on "The Yellow Wallpaper"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   04/27/2009   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : « to be a ghost story, it has been regarded as Gothic literature, science fiction, a statement on postpartum depression, having Victorian patriarchal attitudes ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Yellow Wallpaper: Based on Gilman's personal experience . The real Weir Mitchell Rest Cure . Gilman's representation of the rest cure. Conclusion....»

Dr. Seward's blind rationalism in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897)

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « Texas Studies in Literature and Language 31.2 (1989): 272 on Dracula and Stoker s other Gothic fiction.) Senf Worm: Bram Stoker s Commentary on Victorian Science ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Introduction.. Evidence paragraphs.. Seward as the radically modern scientist.. Irony in Seward's portrayal.. Van Helsing's Criticism of Seward's Blind Materialism.. Seward's rejection of Van Helsing's theories.. Consequences of Seward's...»

Homoerotic Desire in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   08/08/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « any homosexual desire in Victorian society (Cohen 77). Communication is a problem for Dorian as well. Bristow adds that the gothic transmogrification of the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Wilde's story of Dorian Gray: Rooted in contemplation of the situation of the homosexual male . The plot of Dorian Gray . Wotton's massive influence over Dorian . Sensual descriptions in the novel. Conclusion....»

Feral women: Female characters in Wuthering Heights, The Moonstone, and Hard Times

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   09/25/2008   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « century, the women in most literature were quiet, weak the control over women that Victorian gender ideology Dead Secrets: Wilkie Collins and the Female Gothic. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «The trapped heroines: Catherine and Louisa. . The exiles: Sissy and Rosanna.. The public servants: Nelly and Rachael.. The scapegoats: Isabella and Rachel.. Conclusion.....»

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