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.
Gothic Novels: Background and Origin. 'It was a dark and stormy nightâ¦' We all love a good ghost story or horror film, and these forms of entertainment share some characteristics with the Gothic literature genre, like ghosts, ghouls, and headless spirits that may haunt the main characters. The Gothic novel is a genre associated with the mystery and intrigue surrounding the supernatural and the unknown. 2  Characteristics of the Gothic include: death and decay, haunted homes/castles, family curses, madness, powerful love/romance, ghosts, and vampires.