... of Otranto, Gothic authors have presented religious representatives as morally injudicious, their irresolute personas open to corruption and temptation. This theme is prevalent throughout the Gothic genre, from the earlier poetry of Coleridge, Christabel and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1797-98); through to Bram Stoker's popular novel Dracula (1897) and the striking late set Gothic text The Bloody Chamber ... of white'16, frame a lexical field that emphasizes her alleged purity and innocence. The repeated references to the colour white in this stanza juxtapose the erotic symbolism f...

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