1. Gothicism in frankenstein
Romantic writer Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein conforms to these conventional "classic" Gothic traits as well as to the modern conceptions of what is considered as Gothic. ... The period was a rejection of Classicism, a period which admired for the ordered and cultivated, opting instead for the wild and untamed aspect of nature. ... This aspect links the Gothicism of the novel to the Romantic period, a period closely related with nature. ... Victor's action is the result of the "working imagination", an aspect of the Romantic period. ... How large would a backlash be against...
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