How do theorists suggest that the Gothic novel resembles queer and camp ?

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Based on your readings for this course, which of the following best summarizes how most critics interpret the crumbling castle in “The Castle of Otranto” ?

A. The castle represents the presence of newer technologies. B. The castle signifies the ruin of feudal medievalism. C. The castle symbolizes the desire for a more powerful aristocracy. D. The castle shows the lack of change in popular architecture styles....

In “The Gothic Sublime” how does Mishra characterize the labyrinth motif ?

A. As a plot structure that diminishes the Gothic novel’s intensity B. As the reader’s inward turn to examine his or her own tangled consciousness C. As a means for characters to directly confront unconscious problems D. As a place for the distressed heroine to hide...

All of the following are ways in which “The Mysteries of Udolpho” reflects the values of England the 1790s EXCEPT_____________?

A. The triumph of reason over passion B. The rise of individual responsibility C. The social and fiscal independence of women D. The negative critique of Catholicism...

What is the significance of the “bloody bedchamber” in Gothic fiction ?

A. It represents male sexuality. B. It suggests female complicity in sexual deviance. C. It refers to the location of murder in Gothic novels. D. It symbolizes the forced sequestration of women both before and after marriage....

In what century and in what literary era was the first Gothic novel written ?

A. 17th century; Enlightenment B. 18th century; Enlightenment C. 18th century; Romanticism D. 19th century; Romanticism...