An exploration of Jane Austen’s mixed feelings about the gothic–and about lightweight lit.
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Austen’s Mixed Feelings about Gothics
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The Gothic Drama of Tabloid Celebrities
In a New York Times article, Carina Chocano writes that tormented celebrities like Brittany Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton are living lives that resemble classic gothics
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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