Английская Википедия:Gothic fragment
Шаблон:Short description The Gothic fragment is a type of Gothic fiction characterized by short, atmospheric stories with abrupt beginnings and ends. Widely popular in the late 1700s, gothic fragments are narratives driven by supernatural motifs without explanation. Many were inspired by the works of Nathan Drake, Anna Aikin, and John Aikin.
Definition and analysis
The Gothic fragment is a type of short Gothic fiction popular in the late 1700s, perhaps approaching the popularity of the Gothic novels of the time.Шаблон:Sfn Unlike the Gothic tale, fragments focus mostly on atmosphere instead of plot,Шаблон:Sfn and they are written mostly to astonish the reader rather than provide a moral conclusion.Шаблон:Sfn While some fragments attempt to explain supernatural elements of their stories, most do not, and fragments typically start abruptly and end without resolution.Шаблон:Sfnm In this way, Gothic fragments are largely dissimilar from Gothic novels.Шаблон:Sfn Although their beginnings and endings are abrupt, they are not incomplete narratives.Шаблон:Sfn
Many fragments were published in literary magazines like the Lady's Magazine and the Lady's Monthly Museum.Шаблон:Sfn Several are inspired by "Sir Bertrand: A Fragment" (in Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose, 1773) and "Montmorenci, a Fragment" (by Nathan Drake, 1790).Шаблон:Sfn While distinctions between Gothic tales and fragments are not entirely well-defined – some stories, like "Fitzalan" (1797), tend to belong in both categories – most fragments are distinctively fragmentary.Шаблон:Sfn
Examples
- "Sir Bertrand: A Fragment" – the first Gothic fragment, written by Anna and/or John Aikin (1773)Шаблон:Efn-uaШаблон:Sfnm
- "A Fragment. In the Manner of the Old Romances" – story inspired by "Sir Bertrand: A Fragment" by Mary Hays (1789)Шаблон:Sfn
- "Story of Sir Gawen" – story by Nathan Drake (1790)Шаблон:Efn-uaШаблон:Sfnm
- "The Two Knights. A Fragment" – story inspired by "Sir Bertrand: A Fragment" by W. G. (1795)Шаблон:Sfn
- "Lothaire: A Legend" – story by Harriet LeeШаблон:Sfn
- "Sir Edmund, a Gothic Fragment" – story by "Fredericsberg Germanicus" (1796)Шаблон:Sfn
- "Montmorenci, a Fragment" – story by Nathan Drake (1798)Шаблон:Efn-uaШаблон:Sfnm
- "Raymond; a Fragment" – story inspired by "Sir Edmund, a Gothic Fragment" by the pseudonymous "Juvenis" (1799)Шаблон:Efn-uaШаблон:Sfnm
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