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Gothic Novel
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a type of novel characterized by mystery, horror, and the supernatural
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Frankenstien
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grotesque
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anything distorted, ugly, abnormal, fantastic, or bizarre to the point of being ludicrous or absurd
type of writing characterized by exaggeration and distortion |
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hamartia
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the error, misstep, frailty, of flaw that causes the fall of a tragic hero
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Harlem Renaissance
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the flourishing of black creativity in New York City's Harlem in the the 1920's
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hedonism
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the pursuit of pleasure above all else
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hermeneutics
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the theory and practice of interpreting sacred and literary texts
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high comedy
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comedy characterized by grace, elegance, and wit, more intellectual than physical, the comedy of manners
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historical novel
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a novel that attempts to re-creat an historically significant personage or series of events
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The Three Musketeers
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hubris
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Greek word for pride or insolence
Aristotle identifies as the defect of character that leads the tragic hero to disregard warnings of impending disaster and thereby hasten the catastrophe |
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historical criticism
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an approach to literary criticism that views the work in the context of the time period in which it was written
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