Critical engagements with so-called Gothic spaces in fiction is arguably one of many intellectual explorations in the field of Gothic literature. These literary representations of space may emphasise the semiotic structure of fictional spaces in terms of plot, atmosphere and mood but they also reflect on characteristics and behavioural patterns of the narrative’s protagonists. Until recently however, less sustained scholarly attention has been paid to the relationship between Gothic architecture and Gothic literature and the architectural style of the Middle Ages as prototype of the Gothic Revival space. In the discipline of art history, on the other hand, a critical focus on Neo-Gothic architecture that highlights design, styles and architectural precursors inhabits a much more prominent role. And yet one could argue that scholarly enquiries into the complexity of spatial structures and effects including the re-contextualised Gothic forms and features as well as the social and performative functions of spaces, especially Gothic Revival interiors and furniture, are yet to emerge. With the conference “Gothic (Revival) Spaces” we critically engage with the imaginary spaces in literature and the actually built or designed architectural spaces, since there’s little doubt that the evolution of the fictional and the tangible, material Gothic space is closely intertwined.

Institut für Kunstgeschichte
der Universität Würzburg
Marianne Fronhofer-Almen
Tel. 0931/31-85576
l-kunstgeschichte@uni-wuerzburg.de

Martin von Wagner Museum & Toscana-Saal
Residenz Südflügel
Residenzplatz 2A
97070 Würzburg

Organisation

Dr. Daniela Roberts
Julius-Maximilians-Universität
WürzburgInstitut für Kunstgeschichte
daniela.roberts@uni-wuerzburg.de
Christina Clausen
Technische Universität Darmstadt Fachgebiet
Architektur- und Kunstgeschichte
clausen@kunst.tu-darmstadt.de

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