ČOUPKOVÁ, Eva. War and the Gothic. In Hradec Králové Anglophone Conference 2019. 2019.
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Original name War and the Gothic
Authors ČOUPKOVÁ, Eva (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Hradec Králové Anglophone Conference 2019, 2019.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 60200 6.2 Languages and Literature
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14640/19:00109649
Organization unit Language Centre
Keywords in English war; the Gothic; fortifications; mental ilness; PTSD; Ambrose Bierce
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D., učo 25930. Changed: 15/5/2019 11:04.
Abstract
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.
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