English Language and Literature ETDs

Publication Date

1-10-1977

Abstract

This discussion of the reader in Northanger Abbey consists of a "Prologue, 11 "Journal, 11 and "Epilogue. 11 The "Prologue II deals with the problems various critics have encountered while reading Northanger Abbey; the "Journal" records the complexities of an active, creative reading of the novel; the "Epilogue" reveals that an awareness of Northanger Abbey's structure can yield new insights into characters and situations.

Degree Name

English

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Department Name

English

First Committee Member (Chair)

Paul Benjamin Davis

Second Committee Member

Mary Jane Power

Third Committee Member

James Llewellyn Thorson

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

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