THE GOTHIC NOVEL

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 Castle of Otranto (1764) contains essentially all the elements that constitute the genre.

3. When was it first published?
The Castle of Otranto (1764) contains essentially all the elements that constitute the genre

4. Which horror elements does the text mention?

 Setting in a castle.
 An atmosphere of mystery and suspense
 An ancient prophecy 
 Omens, portents, visions
 Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events
 High, even overwrought emotion
 Women in distress
 Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male
 The metonymy of gloom and horror.