Daphne du Maurier is one of the most interesting female authors of Gothic literature in the twentieth century because of her unique style of writing and her background. She is famous for many literary successes during her lifetime. Her literature is unique because she was capable of adding a romantic twist to her gothic style of writing. She borrowed ideas from many other gothic authors and mixed them together so that the finished product was her very own (Buzwell). Some of her fans also believe that Daphne’s different style of writing resulted from her odd childhood (“Birth”).
Daphne was born on May 13, 1907 in London, England. On the night Daphne was born, there was a harsh thunderstorm. I think it is safe to say that the weather on that
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She took other famous authors ideas, blended them together, and the result was a dark love story. The first scenes of her novel Jamaica Inn are a lot like the beginning of Bram Stoker’s famous novel Dracula, but du Maurier’s book has a much more romantic feel to it (Buzwell). Daphne includes other literary traditions in her writing as well as gothic literature, she includes lost paradise and the loss of innocence (Magil 431). Daphne relates a lot of aspects of her personal life into her novels; her books were stories written about her own life in disguise. Not many authors have written about their own lives in so many different settings, and that is one of the things that stands out to me most about …show more content…
The theme of the book is how dangerous innocence can be, which was a huge belief that Daphne carried with her almost all of her life. One author, Frank Magil, says, “In Rebecca du Maurier is suggesting that in the real world, innocence can be dangerous, even fatal. It is experience, no innocence, knowledge, not ignorance, which enable the narrator to survive (432).” Daphne also showed how dangerous she thought it was for women to be too submissive to men in this novel, she thought it was deadly for both people in the relationship. Readers who have read Rebecca automatically assume that she relates herself to the protagonist of the book, Bride, but she actually relates herself to the antagonist, Rebecca (Magil 432). Just like Rebecca, Daphne cheated on her spouse a numerous amount of times, she was rebellious in her marriage and didn’t seem to regret it as much as she should have.
Daphne du Maurier is one of the most interesting female authors of Gothic literature in the twentieth century because of her unique style of writing and her background. She had a psychologically rough childhood and some of her confusion rolled over into her adult life as well. One thing was certain, she had a gift of taking a style and story and making it her own. Although she kept to herself most of the time, she had a free
British writer that uses vivid and lengthy descriptions to describe nature. She is very detailed and descriptive, and used some poetic themes to strengthen her writing.
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Women have a profound role in not only the society, but in all facets of culture. Their impact can be seen/felt in music, fashion, and even literature. After reading the short stories from the last few weeks, it has become more apparent that women truly encompass a definite role as well in gothic fiction. As a result, this paper will seek to analyze and define the roles of women in two (2) prominent gothic fiction pieces: “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.”
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An analysis of the novel which will answer the questions like, what elements of the gothic genre are found in the book ‘The Women In Black’? Considering the characters, settings and imagery, tone and symbols.
Phyllis Dorothy James (1920 - ) is one of the greatest English novelist of all times, and unquestionably, the greatest mystery writer alive. She is often compared to Agatha Christy because of her mastery to accomplice suspense and to make the reader addictive to her stories, but the fact is that her writing goes higher than that. She has said that her influences include Jane Austen, Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh. Her first novel Cover her face became an unexpected success and her reputation rose instantly. Today, every book she publishes with her name on the cover sells millions of copies around the world.
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The term gothic serves as the ideal backdrop for a literary era of suspense, mystery, and terror. A haunted mansion bursting with secrets, a naïve helpless heroine, and the male hero that saves the day are all quintessentially gothic. When Ellen Moers first coined the term “Female Gothic” in her 1976 book, Literary Women, she defined it as “the work that women writers have done in the literary mode that, since the eighteenth century have been termed Gothic” (Moers). Her argument that Female Gothic literature is a code for women’s fear of domestic entrapment, especially within their own bodies as was mainly experienced in childbirth and motherhood, was quite influential. Anne Williams, in her book The Art of Darkness: A Poetics of Gothic, argues that Female Gothic can be further dissected to include its intention to criticize the patriarchy while educating and socializing its female readers with an affirmation of absolute independence and strength. The Female Gothic is often pursued and haunted by a villainous patriarchal figure, but finds salvation on her own accord and more importantly, within herself. Another element of Female gothic is madness and monstrosity as an explanation for why the female would deviate from the conventional norm.
Just like any author she achieves storytelling in a simple and straight forward manner. Some of