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Black Classics: On Li's English Gothic Novels

Subculture: the Meaning of Style

Black Classics (on English Gothic Novels)-Author: Li

On the Grotesque —— By Philip Thomson

Western art history

Catholicism, sexual deviance and Victorian Gothic culture

Musically, nouns such as darkwave, gott-echno, dark-alternative and ambiente are all "Gothic Style". Describe it in detail: fear of darkness, sadness about death, forbidden love, and aesthetic feeling brought by complete pain are all the dark sides of human spiritual world. Then, if Gothic and music get married, Gothic is written casually. Gothic music has another explanation in the dictionary: it is a passionate mixture of various musical instruments, upholds the ultimate values of pessimism and despair, and reveals the mysterious and empty lyrics of the apocalypse. In the romantic movement around 1800, medieval culture gradually became the fashion in some people's eyes. Romanticism became the center of this cultural movement. Romanticists hope to transcend historical boundaries, some hope to return to the Middle Ages, some seek ideals from religion or mysticism, and some try to get answers from nature. They achieve their goals in different ways. In the whole romantic movement, Goth began to be associated with darkness, strangeness and ghosts. Romantic writers and Gothic writers like Byron, Shelley, Baudelaire and Wei Erlun are keen to show the dark side of human beings. Gothic sentiment is also clearly reflected in visual art, and painters like CasparDavidFriedrich show darkness and desolation. In architecture, neo-Gothic gradually became fashionable.

A person who lives a gothic life is probably like this: personality: shy and unsociable. Artistic tendency: art, especially music, photography and painting. Humanities, especially literature, history and philosophy. Dress: Always black or dark. Obviously religious ornaments, but they change their beliefs almost every day and never wear gold jewelry. Dress: Black or other dark colors, such as navy blue and crimson. Permeable (thin nylon or fishnet fabric) but not exposed. Silver ornaments. Pale skin. This may be because they need to look like a living dead person, or because they want to embody the Victorian aesthetic of "pale skin is a symbol of nobility", or because they oppose the health theory of "the bronze sun is beautiful" in beach culture. Black hair, bleached blonde hair, red hair or purple hair Black and white makeup. White foundation. Black lipstick, black eye shadow and thin eyebrows. Self-made decoration and fetish clothing. Leather, PVC, rubber and latex are all essential fabrics. Girdling was also common in the Middle Ages. A wide tie or nail collar or a velvet rope tied tightly around the neck. T-shaped cross (symbol of eternal life in ancient Egypt) Five-pointed star This is a pagan symbol about fire, land, air, water and soul. The cross (the symbol of Christianity). Opera-style shawls, cloaks and long gloves. Goths are generally not as extreme as punk, they will talk about taste.