Abstract
Persecution is a typical gothic theme, a display of evil power associated with dungeons and danger, and with a distorted view of religious or political orthodoxy. Following a tradition which is rooted in Renaissance tragedies, gothic novels are often set in Southern European countries and do not refrain from depicting the stock in trade of anti-Catholic propaganda — depraved monks, corrupted convents, devilish Inquisitors. Alternatively, the agents of persecution may be villainous aristocrats, whose prime motives are incest, money, revenge. It is easy to understand why persecution is central in gothic fiction, but can the same be said of omniscience?
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