THE GOTHIC NOVEL

QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Who invented the G.N?
The gothic novel was invented almost single-handedly by Horace Walpole.


2. What was the first G.N?
The fisrt G.N was a The Castle of Otranto.


3. When was it first published?
The first published in 1764.


4. Which basic elements of horror didn't you include on your list?

•  sighs - sospirs.
•  eerie sounds - sons misteriosos.
•  footsteps approaching - passos que s'apropen.
•  clanking chains - cadenes rexinants.
•  lights in abandoned rooms - llums en habitacions abandonades.
•  Setting in a castle - situat en un castell.
•  women in distress - dones en perill.
•  howls - udols (aullidos)
•  wind - vent
•  an ancient prophecy - una antiga profecia