Elements of Gothic Romance in Frankenstein (1818) and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886)

Prof. Daniel René Akendengué

Revue Ivoirienne de Langues Étrangères – Numéro 2 (2010) Page(s) 1 - 14 ISSN 2076-6130

The writer of the article tries to show that the two novels under study are, to a great extent, gothic romances. To reach his goal, he will first detect in the two novels some elements proper to the gothic romance such as the creation of monsters, the presence of horror, mystery, death, fear, the gloomy atmosphere and violence. Then, he will attempt to show how they interact and fit to the gothic romance tradition.

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Prof. Daniel René Akendengué. « Elements of Gothic Romance in Frankenstein (1818) and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) ». Revue Ivoirienne de Langues Étrangères, Numéro 2, 2010, p. 1. ISSN 2076-6130.