The gothic was invented by Horace Walpole.
The first was The Castle of Otranto and is published in 1764.
The basic elements are:
-setting in a castle (passa en un castell)
-an atmosphere of mystery and suspense (una atmòsfera de mistei i suspens)
-omens, portents, visions (presagis, auguris, visions)
-women in distress (dona amb problemes)
-the metonymy of gloom and horror (la metonímia de tristesa i horror)
-the metonymy of gloom and horror (la metoímia de la foscor i l'horror)
