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Gothic was a term originally applied to works that people thought to be love stories. ancient legends.
In the 18th century the term Gothic morphed into a genre of literature that had elements of horror. Esther Lombardi (Classic Literature Guide) describes the genre as characterized by supernaturalism, melodrama, and sensationalism..he term Gothic was used in the Renaissance to describe certain types of art (and architecture -- think gargoyles) in the Middle Ages, according to Shelley Esaak's Art History 101.