Coursework.Info - Inspiration in an Instant

On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:

"Northanger Abbey" just an immature parody of the Gothic genre or is there more to it than that. 'Northanger Abbey' (originally titled 'Susan') is Jane Austen's first novel that was written in 1798 when she was only twenty three or twenty four. The book is a 'coming of age' story based around the character Catherine. The novel showed the adventures of the protagonist as she meets a larger society while on a holiday at Baths with the Allens (family friends) and then later at the Tilneys' home. 'Northanger Abbey' is a type of gothic fiction, which was not surprising as it was very popular during Austen's time. The gothic genre deals with extreme emotions, such as terror and love, and dark ideas by using a range of scary vocabulary, typical gothic settings and gloomy weather. However, 'Northanger Abbey' is not like all the other gothic fiction as it parodies a...

Get instant access

• Instant, unlimited access to our documents in full
• Swap your work for free access, or pay £4.99
• To see the full version of this document and 150,117 others