Symbolism In Gothic Literature. So to ask what genre a text belongs to is to ask what kind of text it is. Gothic is a literary genre and a characteristically modern one.
Symbolism can take various forms. Gothic is a literary genre and a characteristically modern one. Gothic literature is an exciting and terrifying mixture of horror and fiction along with a pinch of romance in it.
Themes goes hand in hand with imagery.
Gothic inagery can refer to numerous scenerios in literature. A genre isn t like a box in which a group of texts all neatly fit and can be safely classified. Gothic is a literary genre and a characteristically modern one. Students are first given a definition of symbolism and are asked to consider a variety of symbols and what they represent.