PROMPT 1: In his article The Critique of Pure Horror, Zinoman asks why do so many of us enjoy being disgusted and terrified by horror films? In this paper, you will draw from Zinoman, the academic scholarship on horror he discusses, and the texts we have read/watched and discussed in this class to answer his question with respect to horror in literature and (if you choose) film. You must use Northanger Abbey and either The Castle of Otranto, The Shining or both to buil and support your argument. To incorporate Northanger Abbey, you can consider Catherine (and the other characters in the book) as fans of gothic novels. Consider what Austens characterization in Northanger Abbey tells us about why people enjoy reading books like The Castle of Otranto and The Mysteries of Udolpho. You should also consider your own reactions (and those of your peers) to the Castle of Otranto and/or The Shining and use close-reading analysis of all the literary texts you discuss to develop and illustrate your ideas. PROMPT 2: In our class discussions, I have encouraged you to view Austens Northanger Abbey as a work of satire, which, in the process of satirizing gothic conventions, gets us to think about the horrors of everyday life. In this paper, you will compare and contrast Austens satiric gothic novel with the classic gothic novel The Castle of Otranto. In the process, you will show how Austen puts her own spin on the gothic conventions (motifs and themes) Walpole introduced to English literature. You will also reflect on the overall meaning/significance of Austens text. I expect you to refer to particular areas of the texts and use close reading analysis to develop and illustrate your ideas. FORMAT: Use Times New Roman font, 1 in margins. Your name, course, section number and the date should be on the first page in either the upper left or upper right corner. You should have a title for your paper and number your pages. All essays must use MLA citation to cite sources. Failure include in-text citations and a Works Cited page in MLA style may result in a failing paper. Use the resources on the Purdue OWL website to help you with this: MLA in-text citation: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/ MLA Works Cited Page: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/ I anticipate that these essays will be about 4-5 pages in length, not including the Works Cited page.

PROMPT 1:

In his article The Critique of Pure Horror, Zinoman asks why do so many of us enjoy being disgusted and terrified by horror films? In this paper, you will draw from Zinoman, the academic scholarship on horror he discusses, and the texts we have read/watched and discussed in this class to answer his question with respect to horror in literature and (if you choose) film.



You must use Northanger Abbey and either The Castle of Otranto, The Shining or both to buil and support your argument. To incorporate Northanger Abbey, you can consider Catherine (and the other characters in the book) as fans of gothic novels. Consider what Austens characterization in Northanger Abbey tells us about why people enjoy reading books like The Castle of Otranto and The Mysteries of Udolpho. You should also consider your own reactions (and those of your peers) to the Castle of Otranto and/or The Shining and use close-reading analysis of all the literary texts you discuss to develop and illustrate your ideas.





PROMPT 2:

In our class discussions, I have encouraged you to view Austens Northanger Abbey as a work of satire, which, in the process of satirizing gothic conventions, gets us to think about the horrors of everyday life. In this paper, you will compare and contrast Austens satiric gothic novel with the classic gothic novel The Castle of Otranto. In the process, you will show how Austen puts her own spin on the gothic conventions (motifs and themes) Walpole introduced to English literature. You will also reflect on the overall meaning/significance of Austens text. I expect you to refer to particular areas of the texts and use close reading analysis to develop and illustrate your ideas.



FORMAT: Use Times New Roman font, 1 in margins. Your name, course, section number and the date should be on the first page in either the upper left or upper right corner. You should have a title for your paper and number your pages. All essays must use MLA citation to cite sources. Failure include in-text citations and a Works Cited page in MLA style may result in a failing paper. Use the resources on the Purdue OWL website to help you with this:



MLA in-text citation: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/

MLA Works Cited Page: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/



I anticipate that these essays will be about 4-5 pages in length, not including the Works Cited page.


i will upload the texts and the website of the film if you want