Document Type
Article
Degree
Bachelor of Arts in English
Advisor
Margaret Case, Ph.D.
Abstract
Despite the traditional view that Jane Austen and Walter Scott write radically different types of novels (the novel of manners and the historical novel, respectively), these two authors, in fact, have many important similarities. This thesis examines these shared similarities in Austen’s Northanger Abbey and Scott’s Waverley. Specifically, Austen and Scott both repurpose elements of the Gothic novel, which ultimately results in the development of Austen’s novel of manners and Scott’s historical novel. This comparison reveals that these similarities might be more significant than their differences.
Recommended Citation
Conroy, Caroline, "Fitting the “Big Bow-wow Strain” onto “Two Inches Wide of Ivory”: Jane Austen and Sir Walter Scott’s Repurposing of the Gothic Novel" (2016). English Theses. 108.
https://docs.rwu.edu/english_theses/108
