A. William Beckford’s Vathek
B. Matthew Lewis’s The Monk
C. Tobias Smollett’s Roderick Randsom
D. Ann Radcliffe’s The Italian
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following is not indebted to the Gothic genre ?
A. William Beckford’s Vathek
B. Matthew Lewis’s The Monk
C. Tobias Smollett’s Roderick Randsom
D. Ann Radcliffe’s The Italian - The Gothic novel, a popular genre for the Romantics, exemplified in the writing of Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe, could contain which of the following elements ?
A. supernatural phenomenon
B. perversion and sadism, often involving a maiden’s persecution
C. plots of mystery and terror set in inhospitable, sullen landscapes
D. all of the above - In “The Gothic Sublime” how does Mishra characterize the Gothic novel ?
A. As a version of the Romantic novel
B. As a set of literary devices developed in the 18th century but applicable to present day
C. As the antithesis of postmodernism
D. As the resolution of madness - In what way does Gothic-style architecture complement the themes of the Gothic novel ?
A. The ethereal quality of the interior space of Gothic architecture
B. The scientific advancement of the ribbed vault and flying buttress associated with Gothic architecture
C. The reduction in width of the stone masonry in Gothic architecture
D. The immense scale typical of Gothic structures - How did the term “Gothic” become associated with the literary phenomenon known as the Gothic novel ?
A. The excessive violence found in the Gothic novel
B. The barbarians that populate the Gothic novel
C. The use of the word in the subtitle of Walpole’s novel
D. The style of architecture found in the Gothic novel - How does the use of Gothic architecture assist the Gothic novelist ?
A. It engenders confusion for both the novel’s protagonist and readers.
B. It offers a secure refuge for the novel’s protagonist.
C. It provides the space for a large community of people to congregate.
D. It represents the glory of a bygone age. - Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives ?
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. Marie de France
C. Chr´tien de Troyes
D. b and c only - Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives ?
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. Marie de France
C. Chrétien de Troyes
D. b and c only - The Pre-Raphaelite poets were mostly indebted to the poets of the ?
A. Puritan movement
B. Romantic revival
C. Neo-classical age
D. Metaphysical school - Given the popularity of the Gothic novel and the novel of purpose, which of the following novelists wrote fiction that is closer in subject matter to the novel of manners than it is to the writing of her own era ?
A. Fanny Burney
B. Mary Wollstonecraft
C. Anna Letitia Barbauld
D. Jane Austen
