Facts about Gothic Novel

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   Matthew Lewis's The Monk, published in 1796, pushed gothic fiction toward explicit violence and sexuality, making it scandalously controversial upon release.

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   Ann Radcliffe, a dominant figure in the gothic novel tradition, popularized the technique of explaining away supernatural events as natural causes, a device later called 'the explained supernatural.

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   Gothic novels typically feature recurring elements such as crumbling castles, supernatural occurrences, brooding villains, and imperiled heroines to evoke dread and suspense.

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   Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Bram Stoker's Dracula are among the most influential gothic novels, shaping horror fiction for centuries.

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   The gothic novel as a genre is widely considered to have originated with Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, published in 1764.

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