Gothic: fear and pessimism as drivers of literary creation

Authors

  • Oscar Nestarez Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9036.i140p63-74

Keywords:

Gothic, Gothic literature, Fear, Pessimism

Abstract

This text intends to examine the literary expression of Gothic from its origins in the 18th century, taking into account two perspectives: the historical, cultural and artistic phenomenon that, from that moment on and throughout the following century, overflowed from fiction to other areas; and Gothic as a specific poetics, which, after the exhaustion of formulas and themes established throughout the aforementioned period, began to provide the ideal framework for narratives anchored in fear and pessimism – emotions that inevitably result from the human experience in this world.

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Author Biography

  • Oscar Nestarez, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas

    Doutor em Estudos Comparados de Literaturas de Língua Portuguesa pela Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH) da USP e ficcionista, autor de, entre outros, Bile negra (Avec Editora).

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Published

2024-03-22

Issue

Section

Dossiê Literatura de Entretenimento

How to Cite

NESTAREZ, Oscar. Gothic: fear and pessimism as drivers of literary creation. Revista USP, São Paulo, Brasil, n. 140, p. 63–74, 2024. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9036.i140p63-74. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/revusp/article/view/223211.. Acesso em: 12 may. 2024.