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The Function of Space in Victorian Gothic Literature. Use of spatiality by Oscar Wilde and Robert L. Stevenson.

Name: The Function of Space in Victorian Gothic Literature. Use of spatiality by Oscar Wilde and Robert L. Stevenson.
Price: 17.95 EUR
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Author: BA Nicole Eismann
ISBN: 978-3-668-18307-0

Seminar Paper, 2015

21 Pages, Grade: 1.3

BA Nicole Eismann (Author)

Excerpt

1 Introduction ... 1

2 The threshold as a liminal space between good and evil ... 2
2.1 The evil crosses the border – characters and their mobility ... 3
2.2 Doors and windows – literal and metaphorical thresholds ... 4

3 The city as an important space in Victorian Gothic fiction ... 6
3.1 The Victorian society – an important issue for Gothic writers ... 7
3.2 East and West – the ambiguous Victorian London ... 9

4 The Gothic house as breeding ground for the evil ... 12
4.1 Face and atmosphere of houses – indicators of good and evil? ... 13
4.2 Realms of evil inside the house – Dorian Gray's attic and Dr. Jekyll's cabinet ... 15

5 Conclusion ... 16

6 Bibliography ... 18
6.1 Primary Literature ... 18
6.2 Secondary Literature ... 19

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Title: The Function of Space in Victorian Gothic Literature. Use of spatiality by Oscar Wilde and Robert L. Stevenson.
College: University of Bonn (Institut für Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Keltologie)
Course: Victorian Literature an Culture
Grade: 1.3
Author: BA Nicole Eismann (Author)
Year: 2015
Pages: 21
Catalog Number: V319162
ISBN (eBook): 9783668183063
ISBN (Book): 9783668183070
File size: 545 KB
Language: English
Keywords: spatiality, oscar, wilde, robert, stevenson, function, space, victorian, gothic, literature

Quote paper: BA Nicole Eismann (Author), 2015, The Function of Space in Victorian Gothic Literature. Use of spatiality by Oscar Wilde and Robert L. Stevenson., Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/319162

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