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Austen’s Mixed Feelings about Gothics

An exploration of Jane Austen’s mixed feelings about the gothic–and about lightweight lit.

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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

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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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