# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Darkness from light: the origins of Gothic literature- lunchtime talk
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 21 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The enlightenment bred reason, rationality and the Gothic, a literary genre steeped in darkness.

At a time when scientists and philosophers were looking towards a bright future, Gothic novels were haunted by violent pasts that seeped into the present. Gothic themes were explored through an aesthetic replete with ruins, mountainous landscapes, and pathetic fallacy.

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.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hitchin/darkness-from-light-the-origins-of-gothic-literature-lunchtime-talk/200029066942431
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Hitchin
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: North Hertfordshire Museum
- **lat**: 51.949239185123
- **long**: -0.27940249521635
- **full address**: North Hertfordshire Museum, Brand Street,Hitchin, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Darkness from light: the origins of Gothic literature- lunchtime talk being held?
  - **A:** Darkness from light: the origins of Gothic literature- lunchtime talk takes place on Fri, 21 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm to Fri, 21 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm at North Hertfordshire Museum, Brand Street,Hitchin, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Darkness from light: the origins of Gothic literature- lunchtime talk?
  - **A:** Darkness from light: the origins of Gothic literature- lunchtime talk is organized by North Hertfordshire Museum.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Darkness from light: the origins of Gothic literature- lunchtime talk is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Hitchin, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Darkness from light: the origins of Gothic literature- lunchtime talk sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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