Darkness from light: The origins of Gothic Literature Lunchtime Talk

This talk will look at the inception of the Gothic in the context of the French Revolution, societal anxieties and cultural fashions. It will look at Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto (1764) as the first Gothic novel, before considering other early examples, including Anne Radcliffe, Charlotte Dacre and Matthew Lewis.

Guest Speaker: Kaja Franck

£7 per person.