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"Northanger Abbey" ( Jane Austen ) and "The Italian" ( Ann Radcliffe ), 1999.
Examines these novels' portrayal of women's sexuality and fear of the consequences of sex.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"The development of female desire in the Gothic novel takes place in a way that makes that desire itself a part of the threat to the heroine. This can be effected by developing desire in terms of the fear of rape or of being blamed for sexual misconduct. Sex is evoked in subtle ways, but it is a key element in the fears of the heroines in works such as Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen and The Italian by Ann Radcliffe.
In The Italian, Ellena is introduced through the eyes of the man who will love her, Vivaldi, and he sees her as a beatific figure, suggesting the ideal to which the woman is expected to aspire and uphold:
The sweetness and fine expression of her voice attracted his attention to her figure, which had a distinguished air of delicacy and grace. . . (Radcliffe ..."
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"Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen, 2006.
This paper centers on the main character, Catherine, in Jane Austen's novel "Northanger Abbey."
1,470 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper focuses primarily on the heroine, Catherine, in Jane Austen's gothic short novel, "Northanger Abbey," while also giving a brief review of the book itself. In creating Catherine's character, Austen erects a realistically portrayed heroine who is constantly learning and evolving in this coming of age novel. From the start, the narrator in the book notes the gap between how things should be in the ideal life of a fictional heroine and how things actually are for Catherine's flawed character.
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"Catherine is not any better at reading people or situation even during the trip with Henry. The young man arrives to accompany Catherine on a visit to his home, Northanger Abbey, and on the way he narrates a short fictional gothic description of what her experience at the abbey will hold for her. Catherine shows her fascination as she continually encourages Henry to continue with the story: "Oh! Mr. Tilney, how frightful!--This is just like a book! But it cannot really happen to me. I am sure your Housekeeper is not really Dorothy.--Well, What then?" (Austen 108). Eventually, Henry has to stop telling the story because he finds Catherine's relentless interest too humorous for him to proceed."
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Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey", 2002.
Summary and analysis of "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen.
2,183 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper analyzes the characters and the plot of "Northanger Abbey" in an effort to illustrate the way in which Austen's novel parodies late 18th century, sentimental and gothic novels.
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"Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen, is a playful, short novel which resembles many of her other novels, especially Juvenilia. It is the story of the unsophisticated and naive Catherine Morland on her first trip away from home, for a stay in Bath. There she meets the entertaining Henry Tilney. Later, on a visit to his family's house, Northanger Abbey, she learns to distinguish between the highly charged calamities common in Gothic fiction and the realities of any ordinary life. This novel also pokes fun of many late 18th century customs including their highly wrought and unnatural emotions. Some of this humor derives from the contrast between Catherine Morland and the conventional heroines of novels of the day."
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Jane Austen?s "Northanger Abbey", 2004.
This paper discusses the author and her heroine, Catherine Moreland, in Jane Austen?s "Northanger Abbey".
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper discusses that Jane Austen?s first published novel, "Northanger Abbey", takes the form and structure of a parody of Gothic and Romantic literature, as evidenced by Catherine Moreland?s fascination with aspects of both genres begins to deepen and expand. The author points out that Austin is so concerned with telling the reader what Catherine Moreland is not that she hardly tells the reader what Catherine Moreland is. The paper concludes that, in attempting to create a manifestly ordinary heroine, Austen creates for herself an extraordinarily distinctive, ironic, and satirical voice as an author.
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"The irony inherent in the passage, therefore, has nothing to do with the ?bad? qualities of Catherine. Rather the irony in the tone of the author is between the real and ideal, or the world the author perceives having been created in novels of romantic heroines and the world that she as an author inhabits in real life. Catherine Moreland inhabits the real world, the author assures us, even if Catherine stands as a fictional creation, because she also stands in defiance of so many of the conventions of romantic fiction. Catherine Moreland is not an orphan. She is not poor. She is not unbelievably intellectually and spiritually gifted."
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"Northanger Abbey", 2002.
An analysis of 19th Century class divisions in "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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An analysis of "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen that shows how class and money are a key factor in the character relationships presented in the book. By understanding how the characters rely on money and power in the story, we can learn how Austen makes clear class divisions in her tale.
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"Northanger Abbey", 2002.
An overview and analysis of the book "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper provides a review of Austen's "Northanger Abbey", which is primarily a coming-of-age story that revolves around the main character Catherine Morland. The novel can also be viewed as a mockery of sorts on the gothic (romantic) novels, which was very popular in the 1700s. The paper focuses on the character of Catherine and how she represented the society of the time.
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"No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.? (Austen) So begins the story of Catherine Morland in Jane Austen?s Northanger Abbey. Northanger Abbey was first penned by Austen in 1798. She re-wrote the story in 1816 and it was published posthumously. (Le Faye) This particular novel covers a fixed period of time and place and, unlike some of Austen?s other novels, there are no major time lapses in the book. In fact, Northanger Abbey covers less than a year and focuses on two main locations. Only a handful of characters are introduced and their chief purpose is victory in love or at the very least finding a suitable person to marry."
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"Northanger Abbey", 2005.
This paper discusses the protagonist character and plot of Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey".
1,210 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 41.95
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This paper explains that, in "Northanger Abbey", Jane Austen has chosen to make the characters her main focus; thus the action in this novel is determined by the nature, growth and variety of the characters and their thoughts and dialogue, which move the novel to its end. The author points out that, while many critics believe that "Northanger Abbey " has little action and is even a boring read, this novel moves quickly, engaging the reader and revealing human frailties and strengths. The paper relates that the main thrust or theme of this coming-of-age novel is the bridges from adolescence into adulthood, which youth must cross in finding the right marriage partner as seen through the main character, Catherine Morland. Long quotations.
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"The movement of the dialogue demonstrates the urgency Catherine feels. That is, she desires to appease her friends, see the castle and, at the same time, she does not want to miss her engagement with Henry and Eleanor. A more mature woman might feel less pressured from her friends than Catherine feels at this point in the novel. But, when John lies to her saying, "Well I saw him at that moment turn up the Lansdown Road ..." (102) Catherine is convinced that Henry and Eleanor have broken the engagement. Catherine's need for growth involves both a need for knowledge and a need to unlearn the false ideas she has gotten from reading gothic novels. The way in which Catherine conducts herself when she attempts to explain the broken engagement to the Tilney family demonstrates some growth in maturity."
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?Northanger Abbey?, 2002.
An analysis of Jane Austen's ?Northanger Abbey? with a discussion of how it is a critique of the world of the English gentry.
1,440 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 47.95
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Jane Austen?s novel, "Northanger Abbey" depicts the life of a young girl, Catherine Morland and the importance novel-reading plays in England during the 1790?s. This paper shows how Jane Austen critiques the world of the English gentry through the way in which Catherine reads gothic novels. It examines how gothic novels play an important role in that they are a key to the societies they depict and shows how, as Catherine starts see how the evil in these novels is depicted in real life, the reader also sees the evil that exists in England during the 1790?s.
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"Throughout the novel, Austen seems to make fun of Gothic novels, particularly Anne Radcliffe?s The Mysteries of Udolpho. The typical Gothic heroine is a sentimental woman who has no parents, no friends, and is left to be devoured by the man who eventually marries her. Catherine, the heroine of Northanger Abbey is the exact opposite. She has both of her parents, she?s not an orphan. Instead of drawing, like the heroine of Mysteries of Udolpho, she reads novels. She has many friends too. By portraying Gothic heroines as alone, without a mother or father to watch over them, authors emphasize how vulnerable and defenseless they are to men. "
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"Northanger Abbey", 2002.
An analysis of the renouncing by Catherine of her gothic fantasies in Jane Austen?s "Northanger Abbey".
1,995 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper looks at Catherine's gothic fantasies in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey" and focuses on her reading of gothic novels and how they trigger her imagination to invent wild fantasies at Northanger. It examines how she renounces these fantasies as well as the importance of Henry Tilney as the lover-mentor figure in helping her to see how foolish she has been. It discusses whether or not Catherine has been completely foolish in giving into these fantasies and argues that her suspicions, as absurd as they may seem, actually allow her to pick up on the oppressive atmosphere at Northanger and reveal a much more 'real' and modern mystery than any in her gothic novels.
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"Henry almost confirms Catherine?s ideas of the abbey with descriptions of ?sliding panels and tapestry.? He recognises that these are objects which appear frequently in the type of novel Catherine likes to read, and so he knows this will appeal to her curiosity. It is interesting to note that ?what one reads about? appears in speech marks. It is almost as if Henry is gently mocking Catherine. He knows that the abbey is not as she has imagined, and it seems that he believes she is na?ve in thinking this way. This reinforces Catherine?s foolishness in believing what she later does, and heightens the educational value of Henry, the lover-mentor figure in the novel."
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Cultural Criticism of Northanger Abbey, 2003.
An examination the struggle between friendship and marriage in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey."
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper examines how the theme of friendship relates to the characters' relationship to the larger society in in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey." It also looks at the satirical qualities of the novel.
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" Nearly anyone who has been to the movies in the past few years has probably seen a film adapted from one of the novels of Jane Austen, who is having one of those revivals of interest that is sometimes inflicted upon artists from pre-mass media ..."
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Domestic Interiors in "Northanger Abbey", 2005.
An examination of how Jane Austen uses descriptions of domestic interiors within "Northanger Abbey" to explore major themes as well as an aid to building characters.
1,520 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper shows how interior descriptions are instrumental in Austen's parody of the gothic genre, which was popular at the time "Northanger Abbey" was written. It looks at how the depiction of the Abbey itself is key to emphasising the character of General Tilney and his pride in his house and possessions are also indicative of the consumerism of the time. It shows how Austen's descriptions of Woodston Parsonage contrast with the Abbey, but again are used to reinforce characterisation and further important themes in the novel such as marriage and gender.
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"The simplicity of Woodston is refreshing after the superficiality of Northanger Abbey. The contrasting domestic interiors of both houses also serve to contrast the dependability of Henry Tilney with his father. Northanger's magnificent embellishments are just a veneer; much like the General's seemingly pleasant and personable personality which is not genuine and hides his true unpleasant nature. The Parsonage at Woodston is as humble and "unpretending" as Catherine had hoped it would be - much like honest and reliable Henry. Henry's occupation of the modest Parsonage, described by the General as "not... a good house... a mere parsonage, small and confined" (Northanger Abbey p. 172) compared to the greater expectations of the questionable character of Captain Tilney as the eldest son is perhaps a comment by Jane Austen on the unfairness of primogeniture."
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Jane Austen's Social Satire, 2007.
This paper discusses how radical Jane Austen's social satire is in "Northanger Abbey".
1,568 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 51.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that although the literary genre of satire, whether politically or socially oriented, is often associated with liberal politics, Jane Austen's novel "Northanger Abbey" demonstrates that satire can also be fundamentally conservative in its political and social aims. The writer points out that Austen's satire in the form of a novel upholds conventional English notions about gender, literature, class, and social mobility by demonstrating the folly that occurs when female propriety, the correct attitude to literature, and class boundaries are transgressed. The writer concludes that Austen frowns upon anything that is disruptive or might change the English social and religious author as eulogized so eloquently by the character Henry.
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"The correct way to read gothic novels is in moderation, neither at the extremes of belief or disbelief of Catherine or Thorpe, and never as models of how society could or should function. Catherine misreads novels because she is immoderately seeped in female influence, in her books and friendships, and John Thorpe misreads novels because he does not care about the arts, good manners or refinement, and is merely trying to elevate his class and financial status through marriage--social mobility through marriage and an ostentatious appearance of course is another sin for Austen. Austen only approves of the sober, male judgment and upholding of class, religious, a moderate but approving attitude towards the arts, and national values, as espoused in the views of Henry."
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"Northanger Abbey", 2002.
Examines the satiric discourse in Jane Austen's novel and compares it to "The Mysteries of Udolpho" (Ann Radcliffe).
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper compares Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey" to Ann Radcliffe's "The Mysteries of Udolpho" to show how Austen uses the earllier book as a pattern for her novel and as a thematic issue as well.
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Jane Austen, 2002.
An analysis of Jane Austen's literary works, specifically, "Northanger Abbey", with a focus on the theme of friendship.
1,320 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper provides a brief summary of Austen?s life and work. The paper examines the importance of friendship in Austen's book, "Northanger Abbey" and explains how the theme of friendship relates both to the importance of marriage and to the characters relationship to the larger society.
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"Nearly anyone who has been to the movies in the past few years has probably seen a film adapted from one of the novels of Jane Austen, who is having one of those revivals of interest that is sometimes inflicted upon artists from pre-mass media eras. And the most enduring scene from each of these movies is the last one, in which everyone of any importance is happily married off. And yet despite the nearly deafening clangor of marriage bells in Austen?s works, and despite the amount of mental anguish that her characters devote to matchmaking and being matched, the theme of friendship is just as important as that of romantic love, although rarely acknowledged to be so. If Austen?s pages are full of endless dialogue about the importance of love and marriage, it is important to note that all of this dialogue is going on between friends."
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"Mysteries of Udolpho" and "Northanger Abbey", 2002.
This paper examines the value of Ann Radcliffe's "Mysteries of Udolpho" in forming Austen's style.
1,761 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper identifies the ways in which Austen parodies Radcliffe's "Mysteries of Udolpho" and the Gothic genre it represents. It concludes by revealing that it is a mistake to see "Northanger Abbey" as a critique of the Gothic novel. The author claims that Austen sees works like "Mysteries of Udolpho" as metaphors for the very real danger and the very real abuses present in 18th century society.
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Anne Radcliffe's Mysteries of Udolpho is constantly under discussion and satire within Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. Given Catherine Morland's experiences at the Abbey, it would seem that Austen is criticizing Radcliffe and her genre, yet the author's staunch defense of the value of novels seems to support the works of Radcliffe. Indeed, an argument can be made that Catherine's exposure to the Gothic prepares her for the real evil present in her society. Therefore, what is the real object of critique in Austen's parody? Many critics take Henry Tilsney as the voice of the author, however a closer look at his speeches reveals that his beliefs are actually in question. For example, Henry speaks about riots in London, giving his version of what a deranged imagination would produce: "A mob of three thousand men assembling in St. George's Fields; the Bank attacked, the Tower threatened, the streets of London flowing with blood" (101). However, the picture Henry presents as ridiculous, is actually reflective of real anxieties present in 18th C. society. There were valid fears that the French Revolution and its consequent "Reign of Terror" would spread to England. Actual plots to attack the bank were exposed at the time Austen wrote Northanger Abbey. Thus, Henry's depiction is not that ironic, and the assumption that "it can't happen here" in enlightened, modern England rings a bit false.
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