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Gothic double

The Gothic double is a genre convention in Gothic fiction (or related genres) in which a single characters manifests a divided personality. Closely linked to the Doppelgänger, which first appeared in the 1796 novel Siebenkäs by Johann Paul Richter, the double figure emerged in Gothic literature in the late 18th century due to a resurgence of interest in…

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Authors
Johann Paul Richter, Mary Shelley, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Daphne du Maurier, Jeff VanderMeer
Cultural origins
Originated in Celtic folklore through lookalike figures such as the fetch, and in late 18th-century German literature
Formats
Present in a wide variety of formats including novels, films, short stories, and plays
Popularity
Consistently popular in literature from 18th century to 21st century, present in famous texts such as Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Stylistic origins
Gothic fiction, Romanticism, Horror

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related to Siebenkas (1796) · 8
Gothic double → Celtic, Gothic, However, Leibgeber, Siebenkas, The German Romantic, This, Unlike
Authors · 1
Gothic double → Johann Paul Richter, Mary Shelley, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Daphne du Maurier, Jeff VanderMeer
Cultural origins · 1
Gothic double → Originated in Celtic folklore through lookalike figures such as the fetch, and in late 18th-century German literature
Formats · 1
Gothic double → Present in a wide variety of formats including novels, films, short stories, and plays
Popularity · 1
Gothic double → Consistently popular in literature from 18th century to 21st century, present in famous texts such as Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Stylistic origins · 1
Gothic double → Gothic fiction, Romanticism, Horror
is a · 1
Gothic double → genre convention in Gothic fiction

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Gothic doubleAuthorsJohann Paul Richter, Mary Shelley, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Daphne du Maurier, Jeff VanderMeer1.00infobox
Gothic doubleCultural originsOriginated in Celtic folklore through lookalike figures such as the fetch, and in late 18th-century German literature1.00infobox
Gothic doubleFormatsPresent in a wide variety of formats including novels, films, short stories, and plays1.00infobox
Gothic doublePopularityConsistently popular in literature from 18th century to 21st century, present in famous texts such as Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde1.00infobox
Gothic doubleStylistic originsGothic fiction, Romanticism, Horror1.00infobox
Gothic doubleis agenre convention in Gothic fiction0.90text
a haunted castleinstance ofwhere evil was no longer within a physical location0.80text
but expanded to inhabit the mind of charactersinstance ofwhere evil was no longer within a physical location0.80text
often referred to asinstance ofwhere evil was no longer within a physical location0.80text
Darren Aronofsky's Black Swaninstance ofthe Gothic double motif has further been featured in horror and psychological thriller films0.80text
a ghost haunting a castleinstance ofRather than evil being an external force0.80text
as apparent in early Gothic texts such as Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otrantoinstance ofRather than evil being an external force0.80text

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