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This essay traces the development of Gothic space from the castles and abbeys of Europe, spaces that suggest the overwhelming power of the church, the aristocracy, and the patriarchal family to the anonymous forces that plague modern urban dwellers. Bram Stoker’s 1897 Dracula is a pivotal text that reveals a major shift in Gothic space and also suggests that people began to fear people and trends much closer to them. While The Castle of Otranto and Fear the Walking Dead take place in different types of spaces, studying Stoker’s novel reveals a logical evolution.
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Senf, C. (2017). The Evolution of Gothic Spaces: Ruins, Forests, Urban Jungles. In: Crișan, MM. (eds) Dracula. Palgrave Gothic. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63366-4_15
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