The Beginning Of The Eighteenth Century And The Second Half Of The Nineteen Century English Gothic Architectural Revival

The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement sought to revive medieval forms which began in the 1850s and thrived inthe late 19th century in England, it is also known as English Gothic Revival architecture and is part of Medieval Revival。There are many reasons for its formation, the rise of national consciousness, the growth of the middle class, various contradictions produced。It had great impact on romantic artists and modern architecture and design。This article focuses on the Gothic Revival which happened in the half of the 18th century and early 19th century, which is full of various contradiction:in the age of Enlightment, people began to miss the ancient tiems; in the rational times, people preferred aesthetic sensibility。British Gothic Revivaal was born in such a contradiction, and thus its own is full of contradictions。First, this article discussed Gothic terms and Gothic Suvive, these two issues is the premise to the discussion of Gothic Revival。Second, it concentrated on the historical reasons about Gothic Revival。Last, it discussed two characteristics in the Gothic Revival:nationalisty and contradiction。Through these discussions, this article can be more complete description of Gothic Revival, and at the same time offered a new perspective:Gothic was a concept and topic which existed in every field in England, and was a intersection of power and knowledge, Gothic Revival is an struggle of power and knowledge。...