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[gothicseverance]

Romantic gothic novels (...) devote far more space to the thoughts and feelings of the victim and (often) of the persecuting demon than to the mechanisms of punishment and torment. What would be left of a man, these novels ask, if all human society were stripped away, all customary perception, all the expected regularity of cause and effect? They ask, in other words, what man is in himself, when deprived of all the external supports that channel ordinary experience.

—A Philosophical View of the Gothic Novel

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A Study in Musical Conversations: "The Lee Konitz Duets"

Introduction: Lee Konitz, the renowned alto saxophonist known for his cool jazz sensibilities and improvisational mastery, has always been a musician willing to take risks. His career, spanning more than six decades, was characterized by bold musical exploration, and his 1968 album “The Lee Konitz Duets” stands as a testament to this adventurous spirit. With its eclectic mix of styles,…

A Study in Musical Conversations: "The Lee Konitz Duets"

[gothicseverance]

We are inclined to take the artificial hallucinations of the gothic too seriously, or else not seriously enough.

—A Philosophical View of the Gothic Novel

[gothicseverance]

Gothic novels (...) explore the categories of modality, namely possibility (and impossibility), existence (and non-existence), necessity (and chance).

—A Philosophical View of the Gothic Novel

Art by @dracoj 🖤

[gothicseverance]

Romantic gothic novels (...) devote far more space to the thoughts and feelings of the victim and (often) of the persecuting demon than to the mechanisms of punishment and torment. What would be left of a man, these novels ask, if all human society were stripped away, all customary perception, all the expected regularity of cause and effect? They ask, in other words, what man is in himself, when deprived of all the external supports that channel ordinary experience. What resources, if any, does the mind retain in isolation?

—A Philosophical View of the Gothic Novel

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[gothicseverance]

In most early gothic fiction, madness is neither sin nor punishment. Instead it is (...) the purest state of consciousness, thought without any definable object of thought. The victim can no longer choose and is therefore relieved of the agony of choice. (...) However nightmarish, madness functions in its purity like a sleep followed by awakening.

—A Philosophical View of the Gothic Novel

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[gothicseverance]

The image of the chain linking victim to demon in mutual dependence runs throughout the gothic tradition.

—A Philosophical View of the Gothic Novel

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[gothicseverance]

Doppelgänger figures provoke reflection on the question of identity (...): is the gothic individuality single, multiple, or total?

—A Philosophical View of the Gothic Novel