Gothic literature - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

The 2024/2025 FTCE ART K-12 Revision 3 - Art History and Culture 15% of Exam Q&A Baroque Art Content - CORRECT ANSWER-- 17th and 18th centuries - style propagated by the Catholic Church, monumental works of public art - meant to inspire a sense of awe - illustrated Catholic ideas, biblical or mythical depictions - Sculptures showed movement Baroque Art Context - CORRECT ANSWER-- included allegories (stories with hidden meaning/messages) - 1732 Trevi Fountain in Rome - overly ornate s...

ALL summary notes used for A Level English Literature OCR gothic exam to achieve 99% overall (10 pages) Includes: - summaries of key gothic texts from 1764-1983 such as The Castle of Otranto, The Woman in White, The Woman in Black, Frankenstein, Carmilla, Vathek, The Monk and many more - example phrases and sentence starters to use in essays - table of common gothic tropes and the texts that use them to compare the unseen extract to in the exam - how to structure the essay - notes explaini...

This essay is a critical appreciation of an extract from Du Maurier's 'Rebecca' (1938), and achieved a 27/30 (A) in my exam. Feedback is included, as well as the question.

this sentence from "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe: I reapproached the wall; I replied to the yells of him who clamoured. What does the word clamoured likely mean in the sentence? D.) shouted Which three sentences in this passage does Edgar Allan Poe use to foreshadow Fortunato's eventual fate in his short story "The Cask of Amontillado"? "Drink," I said, presenting him the wine. He raised it to his lips with a leer. He paused and nodded to me familiarly, while hi...

OCR English Literature Comparative and Contextual study Dracula and The Bloody Chamber ALL notes (21 pages) used to gain 59/60 and A* in A level exam Includes: - key quotes - example essay plans - context for both texts covering authors, time periods, literary contexts - critics' quotes on both texts - different interpretations of both texts - detailed comparisons between both texts providing points for possible essays combining contexts and interpretations - example paragraphs fo...

This booklet provides a detailed and coherent cover of the gothic in recent and ancient history, as well as highlighting key themes and topics, available for discussion in the unseen extract essay which appears in the OCR English Literature examination.

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In-depth comparison on different themes linking the bloody chamber and Dracula A* worthy notes

This is a detailed time line that identifies that different stages of Gothic literature. It gives the dates, examples of books from these eras and the authors while also giving some context around the different stages. really useful for introductions of comparative gothic essays to show wider reading.