The Influence of English Gothic and Victorian novel on the Contemporary Children's Literature

The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to present the work of the American author of contemporary children´s literature Maryrose Wood, who in her contemporary work for child readers deals with the connection of the English tradition of Gothic and Victorian novel and contemporary children´s literature. The first chapter will focus on introducing the author and in the next chapter will attempt a characterization of English Gothic novel, its themes, main characteristic and motifs and its connection in the context of Victorian tradition. Using comparative analysis on the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and stories from the series The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place (Maryrose Wood, 2010-2018) the thesis will focus on motifs of Gothic literature and their transformation in contemporary children´s prose. The thesis will include a chapter dedicated to space and environment of Gothic novel and its transformation in contemporary children´s prose