Image of Religion and its Function in M. G. Lewis' 'The Monk' and B. Stoker's 'Dracula'

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, University of Heidelberg (Institut für Anglistik), course: Hauptseminar "The Gothic", language: English, abstract: Undoubtedly, religion plays an important role in early Gothicliterature. In most cases this does not seem a positive one ascan be seen at first glance in Matthew G. Lewis’...