Lecture on the English Origins of Gothic Literature 18th century Gothic fiction actually begins with art & architecture – a look back to the medieval world. England began to find itself in the midst of a societal unraveling throughout the 18th century. The philosophies of Shaftsbury, Ada...

The evolution of British literature is a fascinating discovery of talentthat continues to impress us. Literature has been blessed with greatwriters that come from a relatively small country. Literature often tellsus much about society, the author, and ourselves. When we read Chaucer'sThe Cante...

The Enlightment was the movement that spread and caused and influence in it's society. Romanticism, was wide spread in many different areas. Since the middle ages, had there been in artistic movement that made a big change. That changed was quickly traveled on to Germany and England and quickly spre...