ENG252Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gothic Fiction, Gothic 3, Dramatization
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Agenda: wacousta: historical context and key influences, wacousta: historical novel and gothic romance, wacousta: settler colonialism, and gothic conventions, wacousta: or, the prophecy (1832) Adding a third lecture on wacousta, every topic will be pushed back one week. Literature of the settlement period; post exploration period. These characters are doubled throughout the text. The text also doubles with clara de haldimar and her mother. James fenimore cooper"s: the last of the mohicans (1826) Considered a foundational text, also set during the 7 years war: dramatized the american frontier identity. Richardson; came from a military family that came from the trapping trade, who had relationships with indigenous trappers. Felt he could give a more authentic representation of the trappers of north america. Georg lukacs: defines the historical novel as fictional narrative that uses (cid:498)representative(cid:499) or typical characters to dramatize major social conflicts and historical transformations. According to lukacs, the historical novel frames history as a linear trajectory towards national progress.
