In which I push back against an article warning about emotional identification with literary characters.
Tag Archives: Anne Radcliffe
The Dangers of Emotional Identification
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The Rebellious Thrill of Gothics
Emily in the Castle of Udolpho In yesterday’s post I discussed anxious parents and proposed Northanger Abbey as a sane approach to teenage reading (and movie watching and internet using). I elaborate here. I start first with the reading material in question. Heroine Catherine Moreland and her best friend Isabella Thorpe are enthralled with the […]
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