The Gothic complex spectrality in Emily Bronte's wuthering heights

Abstract

Gothic literature in general and Gothic fiction, in particular, can be defined as a literary piece of writing that uses dark scenery and a whole atmosphere of exoticism, mystery, fear, and terror. This paper aims to explore the elements of Gothic complex spectrality in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights (1847). The novel, known for being one of the greatest love stories ever published, explored many Gothic elements that added a sense of fear and terror to its plot. The Gothic factors were not traditional or similar to other Gothic fiction, even though Brontë was greatly influenced by Gothic fiction in her childhood. Nevertheless, she had created her Gothic world that broke the confines of the traditional and resulted in Wuthering Heights, which is still a topic of interest after more than centuries of its creation.