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
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Ann Radcliffe, Feminism, Jane Austen, lightweight literature, Mansfield Park, Mysteries of Udolpho, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Sanditon, Sense and Sensibility Comments closed
Fences Entrap Rather than Protect
“Robinson Crusoe” functions as a parable about America’s fear of immigrants.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged anti-immigrant hysteria, borders, Daniel Defoe, fences, Immigration, Robinson Crusoe Comments closed
