Goth·ic
Goth·ic/ˈɡäTHik/
adjective
- relating to the Goths or their extinct East Germanic language, which provides the earliest manuscript evidence of any Germanic language (4th–6th centuries AD).
- of or in the style of architecture prevalent in western Europe in the 12th–16th centuries, characterized by pointed arches, rib vaults, and flying buttresses, together with large windows and elaborate tracery.
- belonging to or redolent of the Dark Ages; portentously gloomy or horrifying."19th-century Gothic horror"
- (of lettering) of or derived from the angular style of handwriting with broad vertical downstrokes used in western Europe from the 13th century, including Fraktur and black-letter typefaces.
- relating to goths or their rock music.
noun
- the language of the Goths.
- the Gothic style of architecture.
- Gothic type.
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Gothic fiction
Literary genre
Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror, is a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. The name refers to Gothic architecture of the European Middle Ages, which was characteristic of the settings of early Gothic novels. Wikipedia
First piece: The Castle of Otranto
The adjective gothic describes something that is characterized by mystery, horror, and gloom — especially in literature.
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