Cοurse paper Theme: Ann Radcliff as a founder of traditions of English gothic fiction

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INTRΟDUCTIΟN	5-6
MAIN PART	7-35
CHAPTER I. Ann Radcliff as a founder of traditions of English gothic fiction 1.1 Gothic fiction as a literary tendency	7
l.2. Ann Radcliff's life and literary career	15
CHAPTER II. The analysis of Ann Radcliff's 2.1 Main works characteristics of Radcliff's famous masterpieces	17
2.2 The reflection of gothic fiction in "The Mysteries of Udolpho"	22
CΟNCLUSIΟN	36
REFERENCES	40

Introduction
The Gothic novel in the beginning was a description of the fallen world. Early Gothic novels heavily focused on religion, morality, and philosophy, with the evil villains usually acting as metaphors for various human temptations the protagonist must overcome. Their endings were more often than not unhappy, and romance was never their focus. But in the centuries since, Gothic fiction not only developed, but also branched off into many popular subgenres, dealing with several themes.
The most famous Gothic writers of the era were Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, Matthew Lewis, Mary Shelley, Charles Robert Maturin, Willian Beckford, Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson and others.