The initial era of gothic fiction, of which The Monk was a catalytic text, spanned from the late 18th century to the heart of the fin de siècle. The Monk’s 1796 publication was in the transient gothic era, from the romantic era, and proves the political context of The Monk, including the enlightenment era and the French Revolution, to have changed Western Europe’s societal thinking to the point of a major change in literary movements. Characteristics such as the use of dark sorcery
The initial era of gothic fiction, of which The Monk was a catalytic text, spanned from the late 18th century to the heart of the fin de siècle. The Monk’s 1796 publication was in the transient gothic era, from the romantic era, and proves the political context of The Monk, including the enlightenment era and the French Revolution, to have changed Western Europe’s societal thinking to the point of a major change in literary movements. Characteristics such as the use of dark sorcery