Annotated Bibliography:

Punter, David. The Literature of Terror: A History of Gothic Fictions from 1765 to
the present day. Volume 1: The Gothic Tradition. New York: Longman, 1996.

This book is an introduction to the Gothic fiction and other related writings, it provides a
historical account on this genre from 1765 to the present time. It explores the origins of
the term ‘Gothic’ and its adaptation into literature, and the characteristics of Gothic form.
The book also has detailed discussions and criticism on Gothic texts like Mary Shelly’s
Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and how they depict the medieval and gothic
life in their characters and plots. It is a very rich account on the Gothic genre and its
diverse forms that was, and still, one of the important genres in literature.

Hennessy, Brendan. The Gothic Novel. Harlow, Essex, England: Published for the
British Council by Longman Group, 1978.

This book provides a brief introduction to the Gothic novel, focusing on its beginnings
and development through studying Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto and Mary
Shelly’s Frankenstein. It also explores the meaning of the term ‘Gothic’ from its
beginnings and how it became a reference to writing the fiction of horror and the
supernatural. The book sheds a light on Gothic genre in other media like films, and its
popularity in the modern time.