Structure of plot in gothic works (based on the story “August heat” by W.F. Harvey)

The article deals with the principles of plot building in the story “August Heat” by W.F. Harvey. The story consists of 11 episodes - “discrete units” that compose “the plot's essence”. The motive of genre is served as a uniting beginning in even-numbered episodes. The theme of art and artists combines with a thanatological motive in odd-numbered episodes. The episodes' system in the story organized by the principle of their interchange is presented as a specific one for the gothic prose.