Why do scholars consider the first wave of the English Gothic novel an aspect of Romanticism ?
Correct answer: B. The Gothic novel's interest in the apocalyptic prophecies found in Hebrew and Christian Scriptures
- A. The use of poetic prose in the Gothic novel
- B. The Gothic novel's interest in the apocalyptic prophecies found in Hebrew and Christian Scriptures
- C. The ascendency of human reason in the Gothic novel
- D. The representation of contemporary life in the Gothic novel
Explanation
Romanticism valued the sublime, visionary imagination, and prophetic or apocalyptic material, all of which Gothic fiction draws from Hebrew and Christian scripture. The Gothic novel does not primarily celebrate the supremacy of human reason, which is why option c is misleading.
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