Writers of Gothic fiction
Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror in the 20th century, is a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. The name is a reference to Gothic architecture of the European Middle Ages, which was characteristic of the settings of early Gothic novels.
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CulturePhilosophyWriters about activism and social changeEnglish male poetsEnlightenment philosophersAphoristsCritics of the Catholic ChurchEnglish essayistsBurials at Westminster AbbeyEnglish male non-fiction writersBritish male essayistsEnglish AnglicansHall of Fame for Great Americans inductees19th-century English poetsAmerican male non-fiction writersEnglish male dramatists and playwrightsEnglish male novelistsLiteracy and society theoristsVictorian novelists19th-century English novelists19th-century pseudonymous writersAmerican people of English descentEnglish male short story writersEnglish travel writersEpic poetsVictorian poets19th-century American poets19th-century English non-fiction writers19th-century male writersAlumni of Trinity College DublinBritish critics of religionsBritish philosophers of educationConversationalistsEnglish feminists, English feminist writersEnglish satiristsEnglish women novelistsIrish male dramatists and playwrights, Irish expatriates in FranceIrish male poetsRomantic poetsTrope theorists19th-century American male writers19th-century British philanthropists19th-century British short story writersAlumni of the University of EdinburghAmerican male essayists, American male poetsAnglican writersAnglo-Irish artists, Irish fantasy writersBurials at Père Lachaise CemeteryEnglish philanthropistsEnglish philosophersEnglish republicansHistorians of the French RevolutionLGBTQ Roman CatholicsLibertarian socialistsScholars of feminist philosophy18th-century British essayists18th-century British philosophers18th-century English novelists19th-century American essayists19th-century English dramatists and playwrights19th-century English essayists19th-century Irish dramatists and playwrights, Symbolist dramatists and playwrights, 19th-century Irish poets19th-century travel writersAlumni of Magdalen College, OxfordBisexual male writersBisexual novelistsBritish social reformersBritish women essayistsEnglish UnitariansEnglish educational theoristsEnglish women philosophersFounders of English schools and collegesGerman–English translatorsIrish male novelistsLecturersNovelists from New York (state), 19th-century American novelistsScholars of Trinity College DublinSurrealist writersWriters from Dublin (city)Writers from the London Borough of Camden18th-century English historians19th-century American non-fiction writers19th-century British journalistsAmerican male dramatists and playwrights, American literary criticsAmerican male novelistsBisexual journalistsBisexual poetsBurials at St Pancras Old ChurchConverts to Roman Catholicism from AnglicanismDeaths in childbirthEnglish historical novelists, 19th-century English historiansEnglish prisoners and detaineesEnglish reformersFeminist theoristsFin de siècleFreemasons of the United Grand Lodge of EnglandFrench–English translatorsGhost story writers, 19th-century American short story writersGodwin familyInfectious disease deaths in FranceIrish Freemasons, Irish people of English descent, Irish libertariansLGBTQ AnglicansPeople convicted for homosexuality in the United Kingdom, People who have received posthumous pardonsPeople educated at Portora Royal School, Irish writers in FrenchPeople from Somers Town, LondonPolidori-Rossetti family, British people of Italian descent, English people of Italian descentSuicides by cyanide poisoningUnited States Military Academy alumniWriters from BaltimoreWriters from Philadelphia, Recreational cryptographers, Writers from Boston
Dickens
Melvyn Bragg discusses the achievements of Charles Dickens What is his political and literary legacy to our age?
12 July 2001
Featuring: Rosemary Ashton, Michael Slater, John Bowen
CultureWriters about activism and social changeEnglish male poetsCritics of the Catholic ChurchEnglish male non-fiction writersBurials at Westminster AbbeyEnglish AnglicansBritish male essayists19th-century English poetsEnglish male novelistsVictorian novelistsLiteracy and society theoristsEnglish male dramatists and playwrights19th-century English novelists19th-century pseudonymous writersEnglish male short story writersEnglish travel writersWriters of Gothic fictionEnglish satirists19th-century English non-fiction writersBritish critics of religionsTrope theorists19th-century British short story writers19th-century British philanthropistsEnglish philanthropistsAnglican writers19th-century English dramatists and playwrightsWriters from the London Borough of CamdenBritish social reformersLecturers19th-century English essayists19th-century travel writersEnglish reformersEnglish prisoners and detaineesPeople from Somers Town, London19th-century British journalistsEnglish historical novelists, 19th-century English historiansEdgar Allan Poe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the writer of The Raven and Gothic horror stories such as The Tell-Tale Heart and The Fall of the House of Usher.
30 November 2023
Featuring: Bridget Bennett, Erin Forbes, Tom Wright
CultureHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesAmerican male non-fiction writers19th-century pseudonymous writersAmerican people of English descentEpic poets19th-century American poetsRomantic poetsWriters of Gothic fiction19th-century American male writers19th-century American essayistsSurrealist writers19th-century American non-fiction writersAmerican male novelistsUnited States Military Academy alumniWriters from BaltimoreAmerican male essayists, American male poetsNovelists from New York (state), 19th-century American novelistsGhost story writers, 19th-century American short story writersAmerican male dramatists and playwrights, American literary criticsWriters from Philadelphia, Recreational cryptographers, Writers from BostonMary Wollstonecraft
Melvyn Bragg and guests John Mullan, Karen O'Brien and Barbara Taylor discuss the life and ideas of the pioneering British Enlightenment thinker Mary Wollstonecraft.
31 December 2009
Featuring: Karen O'Brien, John Mullan, Barbara Taylor
PhilosophyEnlightenment philosophersEnglish essayistsEnglish travel writersWriters of Gothic fictionEnglish women novelistsBritish philosophers of educationScholars of feminist philosophyHistorians of the French RevolutionEnglish philosophersEnglish republicansEnglish women philosophersEnglish UnitariansFounders of English schools and collegesGerman–English translators18th-century British philosophersEnglish educational theoristsBritish women essayists18th-century English novelists18th-century British essayistsBurials at St Pancras Old Church18th-century English historiansDeaths in childbirthFrench–English translatorsFeminist theoristsPeople from Somers Town, LondonGodwin familyEnglish feminists, English feminist writersOscar Wilde
Melvyn Bragg discusses Oscar Wilde, the Aesthetes and his literary legacy. Was Wilde a reactionary - the last of the romantics - or was he the midwife to modernism?
6 December 2001
Featuring: Valentine Cunningham, Regenia Gagnier, Neil Sammells
CultureAphoristsVictorian novelistsVictorian poetsWriters of Gothic fictionAlumni of Trinity College DublinConversationalistsIrish male poetsBurials at Père Lachaise CemeteryLGBTQ Roman CatholicsLibertarian socialistsBisexual novelistsAlumni of Magdalen College, OxfordScholars of Trinity College DublinWriters from Dublin (city)Irish male novelistsBisexual male writersBisexual journalistsLGBTQ AnglicansConverts to Roman Catholicism from AnglicanismFreemasons of the United Grand Lodge of EnglandFin de siècleBisexual poetsInfectious disease deaths in FranceIrish male dramatists and playwrights, Irish expatriates in FranceAnglo-Irish artists, Irish fantasy writers19th-century Irish dramatists and playwrights, Symbolist dramatists and playwrights, 19th-century Irish poetsPeople convicted for homosexuality in the United Kingdom, People who have received posthumous pardonsPeople educated at Portora Royal School, Irish writers in FrenchIrish Freemasons, Irish people of English descent, Irish libertariansPolidori's The Vampyre
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the myths that gave rise to this novella from 1819 by Byron's physician, John Polidori, and the works such as Bram Stoker's Dracula it inspired.
07 April 2022
Featuring: Nick Groom, Samantha George, Martyn Rady
CultureEnglish male non-fiction writersWriters of Gothic fiction19th-century English non-fiction writers19th-century male writers19th-century British short story writersAlumni of the University of EdinburghSuicides by cyanide poisoningBurials at St Pancras Old ChurchPolidori-Rossetti family, British people of Italian descent, English people of Italian descent