Robert Louis Stevenson (1)
Which country was Robert Louis Stevenson from?
Scotland
What health problem affected Stevenson throughout his life?
Tuberculosis
In which century did the Gothic genre first become popular?
18th century
At what time of day do many important Gothic events usually take place?
At night
What was Stevenson’s father’s profession?
(Lighthouse) Engineer
What subject did Stevenson eventually study instead of engineering?
Law
Name one typical Gothic building where stories are often set.
Name two supernatural creatures which are common in Gothic fiction.
Monster / Vampire / Ghost
What type of religion strongly influenced Stevenson’s upbringing?
Strict Christianity / Calvinism
What emotional effect did the stories that his nanny told him have on Stevenson as a child?
He had nightmares, he was in fear / That he might die and not go to heaven
Who wrote the famous Gothic novel "Frankestein"?
Mary Shelley
Name one other author (not R. L. Stevenson or M. S.) who was influenced by Gothic novels.
Charlotte Brontë / Edgar Allan Poe / Bram Stoker
What idea did Stevenson repeatedly explore in his writing about identity?
That a person has more than one self
What names did Stevenson give to his two inner selves?
“Myself” and “the other fellow”
What type of vocabulary does Gothic language mainly focus on?
Gothic writers chose vocabulary that referred to emotions and feelings, capable of evoking anxiety, fear or horror.
Which semantic field includes words like “panic,” “horror,” and “dread” and "frightened"?
Fear / terror / sorrow
Stevenson traveled widely. Name the region where he spent his later years.
Samoa
What kind of people did Stevenson associate with that shocked his social class?
Lower-class people / prostitutes
Which writer first used the term “Gothic” for literature?
Horace Walpole
What is the title of Walpole’s foundational Gothic novel (1764)?
The Castle of Otranto