Romantic
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Gothic Icon
For this last Femme Fatale Friday of October, and in celebration of Gothic Week 2021, I have chosen to discuss Mary Shelley! Mary Shelley was the daughter of the great feminist icon Mary Wollstonecraft and the writer William Godwin. Mary would lead a rebellious life, making her a perfect choice for Femme Fatale…
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Heathcliff as Byronic Hero
Anyone who knows me knows that I adore classic literature, and my favorite classic novel is Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights! In honor of this today’s post is devoted to the character of Heathcliff. Heathcliff is often named as a Gothic Villain, and he does bare many markers of the term, but he better…