MDMD 18th Century Madness & Gothic

[Paul Mackin]

There are also gothic-STYLE buildings in the U.S. including the Washington
National Cathedral (Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul) planned in the 19th
Century and only completed about a decade ago. As magnificient as the
Midieval originals Due to its high positioning in this little town the
towers are higher than any other building. Not a good thing to be I suppose.
I live fairly close to it. Help.

P.

http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/travel/wash/dc5.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "jbor" <jbor at bigpond.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 2:27 AM
Subject: Re: MDMD 18th Century Madness & Gothic


> on 6/11/01 3:49 PM, Terrance at lycidas2 at earthlink.net wrote:
>
> > The term "Gothic" has three main connotations: barbarous, like the
> > Gothic tribes of the Middle Ages-which is what the Renaissance meant by
> > the word; medieval, with all the associations of castles, knights in
> > armor, and chivalry; and the supernatural, with the associations of the
> > fearful, the unknown, and the mysterious.
> >
> > On the TV program I heard that the word gothic was used in the
> > derogatory to describe certain architecture during the 17th and 18th
> > century--the Goths being the Germanic tribes that invaded Rome.
>
>
> That would be Gothic Revival or Neo-Gothic architecture, such as the
Houses
> of Parliament, and much colonial architecture here, and it also
incorporates
> landscape design: hahas, follies, mazes, fake ruins etc. Faked Gothic, in
> other words. An offshoot of Romanticism and "the Sublime".
>
> Gothic architecture is quite magnificent:
>
> http://infoeagle.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/gothic_arch.html
>
> Gothic art and architecture (+ Romanesque, Byzantine, Early Christian)
> pre-empted, and paved the way for, the Renaissance.
>
> best
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> best
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