Gothic Elements in Stephen King’s The Shining

Ilišin, Mateja

undergraduate thesis

Gothic Elements in Stephen King’s The Shining

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2015. urn:nbn:hr:142:075098

Ilišin, Mateja

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Ilišin, M. (2015). Gothic Elements in Stephen King’s The Shining (Undergraduate thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:075098

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Ilišin, Mateja. "Gothic Elements in Stephen King’s The Shining." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2015. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:075098

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Ilišin, M. (2015). 'Gothic Elements in Stephen King’s The Shining', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 21 January 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:075098

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Ilišin M. Gothic Elements in Stephen King’s The Shining [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2015 [cited 2025 January 21] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:075098

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M. Ilišin, "Gothic Elements in Stephen King’s The Shining", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2015. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:075098

Cite this item: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:075098

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Title	Gothic Elements in Stephen King’s The Shining
Title (croatian)	Elementi gotike u romanu The Shining Stephena Kinga
Author	Mateja Ilišin
Mentor	Jadranka Zlomislić (mentor)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2015-09-21, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	The paper focuses on the origins of the Gothic genre and its evolution into the modern Gothic that is created by Stephen King. King uses the classic gothic elements and combines them with contemporary events in order to reformulate the genre and create a modernized version of Gothic. The motif of the haunted house, alongside its mysteries, represents the secrets of the protagonist’s mind and the psyche that is beyond rational control. The ancient prophecy is delivered through a scrapbook which forms a connection between the present and the past. The Gothic villain battles his inner demons throughout the entire novel – his alcoholism, his temper, and the remembrance of his abusive, alcoholic father and the classic Gothic heroine is helpless and obedient at first but King turns her into a modernized Gothic heroine who gradually develops into a mature woman who is able to fight for survival. A particular focus is given to the forbidden power/visions and the Gothic double which stimulate and intensify the horror and the macabre. The conclusions drawn from the detailed analysis strongly suggest the intensity of the influence of the Gothic elements that King installed in the novel. The horror in the novel does not come from the monsters that are a part of the hotel, but from the monsters that people can become under just the right influence of the surroundings.
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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:075098
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
Study programme	Title: Pedagogy (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) pedagogije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) pedagogije)
Type of resource	Text
File origin	Born digital
Access conditions	Open access
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