War and the Gothic

ČOUPKOVÁ, Eva. War and the Gothic. In Hradec Králové Anglophone Conference 2019. 2019.

Základní údaje

Originální název

War and the Gothic

Autoři

ČOUPKOVÁ, Eva

Vydání

Hradec Králové Anglophone Conference 2019, 2019

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60200 6.2 Languages and Literature

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14640/19:00109649

Organizační jednotka

Centrum jazykového vzdělávání

Klíčová slova anglicky

war; the Gothic; fortifications; mental ilness; PTSD; Ambrose Bierce

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Anotace

V originále

War and the Gothic Eva Čoupková Gothic has a special relationship to military discourse, as militarist elements are present in The Castle of Otranto, Dracula, or Ann Radcliffe's work. In these early texts, war is mainly represented through architecture in the form of castles as fortifications. These structures become the symbols of the old tyrannical order to be destroyed or escaped from, as many characters attempt to do. Late nineteenth century writers, however, concentrated less on Gothic spaces; instead, they employed the Gothic discourse of horror to capture war injuries and psychological effects of violence. The American Civil War was powerfully chronicled by Ambrose Bierce; he used the Gothic to depict the horrors of the combat and evoke the physical and mental damage caused by war. He also demonstrated how tragic experiences can drive a person mad and depicted the effects of madness.