Gothic Novel: The Contradiction Of Middle-class Literature During The Period Of Social Transformation

In late18th century, Gothic Fiction in the United Kingdom be invogue for a time, played a connecting link between the German role inliterary history, some of its important features are inherited since the riseof romantic literature. A long time, my review of foreign literaturetendencies tend to pay more attention to literary realism, this surfacecontains "bizarre and deities" dismissive of literary works. This tendencyhas resulted in Gothic literature and European literature Columbiastudents are ingredients in our country do not receive attention for along time, and even little-known. Gothic novel the pursuit of terroriststimulating effects, scenes of murder and lechery, shocking andincredible supernatural events as essential means to achieve that end.Research value may not be of any literary work may contain"non-realistic" cover for classic gothic novel,,"non-realistic" actually wasjust a false impression on the surface, containing bizarre and absurd"reflected" the social realities of the time. Accurate to say, middle-classfor itself and the history of the gothic novel is adequately expressed.United Kingdom middle classes in the18th century is a new socialstratum, fledgling, so the law of historical development and the relativesuperiority of capitalism and the legitimacy of the lack of sufficient andclear understanding. Although are contradictory to the traditionalunderstanding of, but still desire to find some sense of security andlegality. Although are contradictory to the traditional understanding of,but still desire to find some sense of security and legality.18th centuryUnited Kingdom middle class on the contradictions of history and realityitself, unfounded feelings in the Gothic novels under the appearance ofclear.This article will focus on18th century United Kingdom itself, theambivalence of history and reality of the middle class, how to behave and study of Gete novel dealing with the contradictions and conflicts.This article is divided into four parts: the first part focused onmiddle-class features of the gothic novel and the18th century UnitedKingdom society of the embarrassment of the middle class in the periodof social transformation, concept of contradictory reality concepts,historical reality; the second part discusses18th century mainly byAutrand supporting United Kingdom awkward social position of themiddle class in the period of social transformation; The third part by themonks to their18th century United Kingdom reality concept of conflictsof the middle class in the period of social transformation; The fourth part,mainly through the mystery of You Duofu to discuss the18th centuryUnited Kingdom social contradictions of history concept of the middleclass during the transitional period.