Presentation

My blog will deal with the history of gothic revival and its influences on architecture and litterature in France and in the United Kingdom.

Following Wickelmann's analysis, the 18th century was still inspired by greek and roman style.

Romanticism, an artistic movement based on the emphasisis of emotions, will bring some radical changes. Transmiting a romantic and imaginary vision of Middle Ages trough painting of Caspar David Friedrich for example or Schinkel once, trough poems of Byron ... it will lead to a revalorization of this period, through art.

As a consequence, The Gothic revival refers to a radical change in the History of styles, where the Middle Ages are rediscovered and brought to a parangon in architecture, art, literature. Even if the gothic revival concerns a wide range of different types of works, we will focus on architecture and literature.