"Its critics saw this type of Medieval art as unrefined and too remote from the aesthetic proportions and shapes of Classical art. Renaissance authors believed that the Sack of Rome by the Gothic tribes in 410 had triggered the demise of the Classical world and all the values they held dear."
"In the 15th century, various Italian architects and writers complained that the new 'barbarian' styles filtering down from north of the Alps posed a similar threat to the classical revival promoted by the early Renaissance."
"Imperial Gothic is essential all gothic literature or gothic novels that contain the deeper fear and/or issues that prevailed within the 18th century British Imperial Empire."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,通稱歌德(Goethe),眾所皆知乃《浮士德》詩劇作者。早期個人閱讀查詢相關中文資料的經驗,文章翻譯"Gothic"和"Goethe",通常選字為「前者哥德,後者歌德」,以利區分辨識。ACG文化盛行後逐漸出現了"Gothic"翻成歌德。個人習慣將歷史沿襲歸類成哥德、二次元文化歸類成歌德,不過翻譯名詞按照每個人的習慣選擇用法即可。至於「哥特」,德與特的差異來自於英文"Gothic[ˋgɑθɪk]"直音譯,和德文"Gotik[ˈɡoːtɪk]"直音譯。