Selected species include; 1  Penicillium albocoremium. 2  Penicillium aurantiogriseum. 3  Penicillium bilaiae, which is an agricultural inoculant. 4  Penicillium camemberti, which is used in the production of Camembert and Brie cheeses. 5  Penicillium candidum, which is used in making Brie and Camembert.
By Patrick Kennedy. Definition: Main Ideas: In the most general terms, Gothic literature can be defined as writing that employs dark and picturesque scenery, startling and melodramatic narrative devices, and an overall atmosphere of exoticism, mystery, and dread.y Patrick Kennedy. Definition: Main Ideas: In the most general terms, Gothic literature can be defined as writing that employs dark and picturesque scenery, startling and melodramatic narrative devices, and an overall atmosphere of exoticism, mystery, and dread.
History. One can trace elements of the Gothic novel in earlier novels such as Ferdinand Count Fathom by Tobias Smollett, published in 1753; but the first full-fledged Gothic novel was The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, which appeared in 1764. edit intro ]. The Gothic novel is a form of fiction which became popular in England in the second half of the eighteenth century. Gothic novels often involve elements of the supernatural and were designed to give a pleasing frisson of terror to the reader.