"IMPERIAL GOTHIC" AND "THE SNAKE`S PASS" BY B.STOKER
In the article the changes that took place in gothic canon in the end of XIX century are investigated, when the variation of a classical gothic novel, called «imperial gothic» is developing. «Snake`s pass» by B. Stoker is investigated as an example. In this novel the traditional formulae of the classical gothic novel are enriched by new motives and images.