Sentence examples for elements of the gothic from inspiring English sources

Considered a masterpiece of Carolingian architecture because of its intricately designed core, Aachen Cathedral also exhibits notable elements of the Gothic style.

The Loney contained all the best elements of the gothic novel: Roman Catholicism, haunting tracts of wilderness, hints of madness, weird conversations, and a decrepit house.

Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" (2006) and now, "Vampires in the Lemon Grove" — Ms. Russell deftly combines elements of the weird and supernatural with acute psychological realism; elements of the gothic with dry, contemporary humor.

In his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (published in Lippincott's Magazine, 1890, and in book form, revised and expanded by six chapters, 1891), Wilde combined the supernatural elements of the Gothic novel with the unspeakable sins of French decadent fiction.

John the Baptist" of 1413-1416, a landmark work, the first monumental bronze statue since antiquity, and — an astonishing technical feat — cast in one piece, combines the most refined elements of the Gothic sensibility and the ambitions of a Renaissance artist to emulate the achievements of the classical age.

Using elements of the gothic, Wollstonecraft can, for example, portray Maria's husband as tyrannical and married life as wretched.

From the thirteenth century elements of the European Gothic style began to appear in Scotland, cumulating in buildings such as Glasgow Cathedral and the rebuilt Melrose Abbey.

This quality was also found in "The Heaven of Mercury," which mixed elements of the classic Southern Gothic with mournful humor and beautiful flights of fancy (again, those dreams).

Since this company has attracted good directors (in this case Michael John Garces) for Mr. Tirado's work and impressive casts, it is difficult to resist wondering what would happen if they were allowed to participate in a kind of auction, deciding which character and plot elements from the gothic opulence of the playwright's imagination to present.

Goths, who borrow some elements from the Gothic literature of the 18th and 19th centuries, are known for their black clothing, piercings, dyed hair, fishnet stockings and taste for macabre literature and brooding music with depressing lyrics.

The gothic elements of the poem connect it to many of his other works, including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, "Ballad of the Dark Ladie", France: An Ode, Frost at Midnight, The Nightingale, "Three Graves", and "Wanderings of Cain".