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www-bl-uk-6836		Discovering Literature: Romantics and Victorians - The British Library			.html	text/html	1527	200	65	Discovering Literature: Romantics and Victorians The British Library Galleries, Reading Rooms, shop and catering opening times vary Professor John Bowen considers some of the best-known Gothic novels of the late 18th and 19th centuries, exploring the features they have in common, including marginal places, transitional time periods and the use of fear and manipulation. From Romantic poetry to Gothic horror, from depictions of poverty and industrialisation to portrayals of the middle classes, and from crime fiction to fin de siècle decadence: the literary works of the Romantic and Victorian periods, and the contexts in which they were written, offer a wealth of topics to explore. What are the key motifs of Gothic literature and how do these works reflect the contexts in which the genre emerged and evolved? How did rising literacy rates, libraries and new technologies influence literature and reading habits during this period? View all works of literature	./cache/www-bl-uk-6836.html	./txt/www-bl-uk-6836.txt