"A MANUSCRIPT was communicated to me during my travels in Italy, which was copied from the archives of the Cenci Palace at Rome, and contains a detailed account of the horrors which ended in the extinction of one of the noblest families of that city during the Pontificate of Clement VIII, in the year 1599." All of the following state why this quotation from Perce Shelley's "The Cenci" represents the Gothic EXCEPT_____________?
Correct answer: D. The use of real historical resources by Shelley for the foundation of his play
- A. The placement of the action in the past and in a foreign country
- B. The grandiose threatening setting that requires ingenious stagecraft
- C. The focus on wrongdoing at the highest level of authority
- D. The use of real historical resources by Shelley for the foundation of his play
Explanation
Gothic writing often uses a remote historical setting, threatening grandeur, and abuses of power, but using genuine historical sources is not itself a Gothic feature. Shelley’s archival source supplied material for the play rather than establishing its Gothic character.
Last updated
Practise Literary Movements and Periods
529 free Literary Movements and Periods MCQs from English Literature, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Exams that ask English Literature questions like this
English Literature is on 2 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.
Related questions
A good definition of American Realism is________________?
A gothic novel will probably not deal with which of the following themes ?
A neoclassical poet would be most likely to compose a poem celebrating which of the following ideals ?
A Romantic poet would be LEAST likely to celebrate __________________?
According to Dr. Dino Felluga's "General Introduction to Postmodernism," what is the meaning of the term "simulacra" ?