Toni Morrison’s Home presents the story of two siblings who return to their hometown Lotus, Georgia, after facing several traumatic episodes throughout lives. This article aims observe and analyze gothic elements presented in novel—particularly those related Ycidra’s tale. Those are discussed especially relation Gothic subgenre that Maisha Wester calls African American Gothic. Methodological pr...

The paper gives insight into the revaluation of popular Gothic aesthetics in Jim Jarmusch’s 2014 production Only Lovers Left Alive. Drawing on critical theory and the postmodern theoretical framework, the article suggests that the film transgresses contemporary culture immersed in a “culture of death” that has produced a vast amount of cultural texts under the rubric of “Gothicism.” By consider...

The gothic cathedral is a spectacular achievement of the European Middle Ages. Architecturally, these buildings incorporated revolutionary innovations both in the aesthetics of their design and in their construction. Comparing them to the earlier Romanesque cathedrals, one can observe that the semicircular window arches were substituted with pointed ones. Underneath, the entire weight distribut...

In order to improve OCR quality in texts originally typeset in Gothic script, we have built an automated correction system which is highly specialized for the given text. Our approach includes external dictionary resources as well as information derived from the text itself. The focus lies on testing and improving different methods for classifying words as correct or erroneous. Also, different ...

Introduction Place in gothic horror has traditionally been studied through a combination of historical and psychological perspectives. These perspectives provide valuable insight, since they examine the historical origins and meanings of places, such as the medieval castle and the subterranean tunnel. However, the role of evolved human biology, as explored through such fields as cognitive scien...