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Southern Gothic Literature

Southern Gothic Literature. By John Temple. Background. Southern Gothic Literature derives from Gothic Literature. Gothic literature has a few defining characteristics:. Horror Supernatural Romantic Grief Atmosphere of mystery Darkness and doom A big house or castle.

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Southern Gothic Literature

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  1. Southern Gothic Literature By John Temple

  2. Background Southern Gothic Literature derives from Gothic Literature. Gothic literature has a few defining characteristics: • Horror • Supernatural • Romantic • Grief • Atmosphere of mystery • Darkness and doom • A big house or castle

  3. Classic Gothic Literature

  4. Classic Gothic Literature

  5. Classic Gothic Literature

  6. Classic Gothic Literature

  7. From Gothic to Southern Gothic Literature Edgar Allan Poe William Faulkner

  8. Characteristics • Regional • Macabre • Grotesque • Fantastic incidents

  9. William Faulkner

  10. William Faulkner1897 - 1962 • Full Name: William Cuthbert Faulkner • Born in: Albany, Mississippi • Spent most of his life in Oxford, Mississippi • Briefly went to the University of Mississippi • Joined and briefly served in the Canadian and later the British Royal Air Force • Spent time as a screen writer in Hollywood

  11. Faulkner Continued. . . Faulkner wrote many volumes of poetry and short stories. Faulkner won the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949. Faulkner received it a year later in 1950. Faulkner has been named amongst some of the greatest writers in the 20th century.

  12. Works Cited Slide one photo courtesy of: chaucerettescs.livejournal.com Slide two information from: http://frank.mtsu.edu/~saw2z/gothicfictionweb/AmericanGothic.htm Slide three photo courtesy of : sthelena.vic.edu.au Slide four photo courtesy of: schools.bedfordshire.gov.uk Slide five photo courtesy of: davidlrattigan.com Slide six photo courtesy of: beyondhollywood.com Slide seven photos courtesy of: medchrome.com Slide eight information from: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-southern-gothic-movement-in-literature.htm and http://www.librarything.com/topic/5800 Slide nine photo courtesy of: http://blogs.clarionledger.com/jmitchell/files/2010/08/william-faulkner.jpg Slide ten information courtesy of http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1949/faulkner.html Slide eleven information courtesy of: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1949/faulkner.html

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