other Gothic fairy tales include: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Little Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty.

Hansel and Grethel is an excellent example of a gothic fairy tale with instances of wild animals, abandonment and full moons. 'Classic' is a phrase often used to refer to articles that are seen as 'timeless' and are not really part of any trend or caught up in a particular taste in time and history. In the 15th and 16th centuries historians looked at the Ancient Greeks and thought that they had the best thinkers and writers, they were known to have lived in the classical era. The Romans named a type of literature as 'classicus' or 'for the upper classes'. She was thought to have suffered through post-natal depression with no support due to psychological science having not many the advances it has. This idea was taken from Perkins Gilman's experience. It documents a women's mental breakdown during her time in a manor house in the country. The author, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and her work have been long overlooked as she was a female writer during a time in which women authors were considered to be of inferior quality to male writers. Some of the gothic novels include: The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole The Monk by MG Lewis Vathek by William Beckford Classic Literature by Jack Lines Gothic Classics Gothic Fairy Tales 'The Yellow Wallpaper' is a short example of Gothic fiction.

Many examples of classical literature were written during this time and were instances of gothic fiction. Transcript: What is Classic Literature? The Yellow Wallpaper Gothic Fiction was becoming hugely popular in the early 1800s when Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein.

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