On Anti-Gothicism in Northanger Abbey论《诺桑觉寺》的反哥特观念

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1、OnAnti-GothicisminNorthangerAbbey论《诺桑觉寺》的反哥特观念ABSTRACTNorthangerAbbey,oneofJaneAusten’sfamousworks,mainlytellsthestoryofaninnocentgirl,aGothicnovelfan,whotreatsherselfastheheroineofaGothicnovelandmakesmanyridiculousadventuresbytakingGothicstoriesasrealhappenings,butfinallylearnstodist

2、inguishbetweentheimaginarylifeinnovelsandthereallifeofherown.ThenovelcriticizestheridiculousnessandmeaninglessnessofGothicnovelsinasatiricalway.ThethesisanalyzesAusten’sparodyofGothicplot,characterization,andtheheroine’sGothicadventuresinNorthangerAbbey,andarguesthattheworkrevealshera

3、nti-GothicismthroughacomparisonwiththetypicalfeaturesofprevailingGothicnovelsinherage.Keywords:NorthangerAbbey;JaneAusten;anti-Gothicism摘要25《诺桑觉寺》是奥斯汀的一部著名作品。小说讲述了一位沉迷于哥特小说的天真女孩，把自己想象成作品的女主角，误把小说情节当做真实的生活，经历了一系列的荒谬历险；但她最终走出幻想，学会了分辨哥特小说的荒诞情节和现实生活的区别。小说以反讽的方式批评了哥特小说的可笑和荒诞。本文通过分析该小说对哥特式情

4、节和人物的戏仿以及女主角的哥特式历险，并与当时盛行的哥特小说的典型特征相对比，认为奥斯汀通过《诺桑觉寺》表达了自己的反哥特观念。关键词：《诺桑觉寺》；奥斯汀；反哥特CONTENTSAcknowledgements…………………………………………………iiAbstract………………………………………………………….…iiiAbstractinChinese………………………………………………ivIntroduction…………………………………………………………1ChapterOneGothicNovelsandNorthangerAbbey...…………3I.O

5、riginandDevelopmentofGothicNovels……………………3II.Austen’sAttitudetowardsGothicNovels……………………5ChapterTwoParodyofGothicPlotandCharacters…………..7I.ParodyofGothicPlot…………………………………………7II.ParodyofGothicCharacters…………………………………9ChapterThreeCatherine’sAdventures………………………1125I.OntheWaytoNorthangerAb

6、bey……………………………11II.ThreeAdventuresinNorthangerAbbey…………………….12III.Catherine’sComingbacktoReality…………………………15Conclusion…………..……………………………….……………16WorksCited……………………………………………………..…17IntroductionJaneAusten(1775~1817),wholivedattheturnofthe18thand19thcentury,isthemostdistinguishedaswellast

7、hemostwidelyreadfemalenovelistinBritishliterature.ShewasbornonDecember16,1775,atSteventonrectoryinHampshire,England,anddiedinWinchesteronJuly18,1817,andwasburiedinWinchesterCathedral.Austenlivesinalargefamilywithsixbrothersandonesister.Herfather,GeorgeAustenwasarectorformuchofhislife.

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