on antigothicism in northanger abbey 论《诺桑觉寺》的反哥特观念大学学位论文.doc

On Anti-Gothicism in Northanger Abbey 论《诺桑觉寺》的反哥特观念 ABSTRACT Northanger Abbey, one of Jane Austen’s famous works, mainly tells the story of an innocent girl, a Gothic novel fan, who treats herself as the heroine of a Gothic novel and makes many ridiculous adventures by taking Gothic stories as real happenings, but finally learns to distinguish between the imaginary life in novels and the real life of her own. The novel criticizes the ridiculousness and meaninglessness of Gothic novels in a satirical way. The thesis analyzes Austen’s parody of Gothic plot, characterization, and the heroine’s Gothic adventures in Northanger Abbey, and argues that the work reveals her anti-Gothicism through a comparison with the typical features of prevailing Gothic novels in her age. Key words: Northanger Abbey; Jane Austen; anti-Gothicism 摘要 《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  CONTENTS Acknowledgements…………………………………………………ii Abstract………………………………………………………….…iii Abstract in Chinese………………………………………………iv Introduction…………………………………………………………1 Chapter One Gothic Novels and Northanger Abbey...…………3 I. Origin and Development of Gothic Novels……………………3 II. Austen’s Attitude towards Gothic Novels……………………5 Chapter Two Parody of Gothic Plot and Characters…………..7 I. Parody of Gothic Plot…………………………………………7 II. Parody of Gothic Characters…………………………………9 Chapter Three Catherine’s Adventures………………………11 I. On the Way to Northanger Abbey……………………………11 II. Three Adventures in Northanger Abbey…………………….12 III. Catherine’s Coming back to Reality…………………………15 Conclusion…………..……………………………….……………16 Works Cited……………………………………………………..…17 Introduction Jane Austen (1775~1817), who lived at the turn of the 18th and 19th century, is the most distinguished as well as the most widely read female novelist