l lIntroductionl lElements of Gothic l lThe main styles of Gothic culture Movie novel music architecture 12th century 15th century (16th century16th century Gothic cultureThree successive phases Early, High, and late Gothic. 1120 to 1200 1250 to 130015th century Elements of GothicGothic Elements:1.1.Setting in a castle. 2.2.An atmosphere of mystery and suspense. 3.3. An ancient prophecy 4.4. Omens, portents, visions. 5.5. Women in distress. l l6. Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events. l l7. Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male l l8. High, even overwrought emotion. l l9. The metonymy of gloom and horror. Characteristics of Gothic architecture sculpturenovelmusicartmoive Gothic Horror movie Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari lDirected by Robert Wiene in 1919,l l was one of the first Gothic horror films.l l This is a incredibly inventive story of dream, madness, love and evil . Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari 卡理加利博士的小屋卡理加利博士的小屋By:Robert Wiene Gothic Novell l Gothic novel as one branch of the English literature and the father of horror movies .l lBeginning in 1764, gothic novels gradually became two branches in 1790s. 1),One is horrible Gothic Novels 2),sentimental gothic novels RepresentativesA Great and Terrible Beauty characteristic：：horror ,mystery ,death , misfortune , supernatural phenomenon … Gothic musicl lThe music celebrated the dark, shadowy side of life and had a distinct fascination with death. l lIts slow, driving sound was frequently described as melancholy(忧郁), gloomy（阴沉）, even morbid（恐怖）. Some famous gothic metal bandsNightwish乐队（乐队（Finland））Epica乐队（乐队（Holand））Lacuna Coil 乐队（Italy） Characteristics of Gothic Architecture Gothic construction is characterized by lightness and soaring spaces. The pinnacles, flying buttresses , towers , stained glass and all that are the symbol of gothic architecture . flying buttressesThe introduction of a system of flying buttresses made possible the reduction of wall surfaces by relieving them of part of their structural function. Great windows could be set into walls, admitting light through vast expanses of stained glass. stained glass pinnaclestowersother symbolscross Saint-denis圣丹尼教堂（法）圣丹尼教堂（法）！！The first important example of Gothic architectureWestminster Abbey威斯敏斯特大教堂（英）威斯敏斯特大教堂（英）Cologne Cathedral科隆大教堂（德科隆大教堂（德） Milan Cathedral米兰大教堂（意）米兰大教堂（意） 。