My blog will deal with the history of gothic revival and its influences on architecture and litterature in france and in the united kingdom. following wickelmann's analysis, the 18th century was still inspired by greek and roman style. romanticism, an artistic movement based on the emphasisis of emotions, will bring some radical changes. transmitin

Introduction to gothic literature this video is an introduction to gothic literature. the author presents is through several sections. she starts with a definition of gothic literature : we learn about its nature ( it's a sub-genre of writing), the period of its creation (in the late eighteenth century) and its creator (horace walpole with the cast

This is the website of strawberry hill described as « the most elegant and eccentric gothic houses ».there is a first section about the house with a description of the rooms, the garden, the restoration and the history. the garden also has another dedicated section. we learn that the research about restoration began with the work of kevin rogers

Gothic art goes from the middle of the xiith century to the middle of the xvith century. the word « gothic » has been invented during renaissance and took on a negative connotation because goths was considered as barbarians. the gothic style finds its origin in ile-de-france, indeed the choir of the saint-denis' basilica marks the origin of gothi

1764 is an important year for gothic novel : first of all the first « roman noir » is published (horace walpole – the castle of otranto) but it's also the birth of ann radcliffe (1764-1823) who will set up this fashion of gothic novel. she wrote the castles of athlin and dunbayne in 1789 and one of her most famous writing is the mysteries of ud

William thomas beckford (1760-1840) was the son of the mayor of london, william thomas beckford, whose clossal fortune he inherited. he travelled in italy in 1782 and a year later published a book called dreams, waking thoughts and incidents. then came vathek, a gothic story published in french in 1787. it's a fictionalized version of the caliph al

Gothic revival: design in a nutshell (1/6) in medieval times great buildings were created to impress the almighty. by the eighteen hundreds the industrial revolution was steaming full speed ahead but not everybody appreciated what was happening. admirers of the older traditional gothic-style sought to revive it. they believed society needed more me

During the last part of the eighteenth century, some authors perceived the links between gothic architecture and the feeling of terror. indeed the count of clarendon described the scary aspect of winchester cathedral and thomas gent spoke about the « frightening ruins » of kirkstall abbey which inspired serious and deep meditations. that's how go

William stukeley (1687-1765) to understand gothic revival we need to go back to the history of taste in the fields of architecture and works of art. following wickelmann's analysis, the 18th century was still inspired by greek and roman styles. but some personalities will bring radical changes. william stukeley (1687-1765) is one of the first defen