Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Bachelor of Arts in English
Advisor
Cynthia Scheinberg, Ph.D.
Abstract
Reader-response theory and psychological criticism might be thought of as a 20th-century literary theory. However, Jane Austen was putting primary concepts to work in her Regency era texts. This analysis of Northanger Abbey reveals how Austen deftly manipulates reader response and anticipates important understandings of psychological theory in this supposedly simple romance.
Recommended Citation
Geary, Maddie, "Northanger Abbey: Jane Austen's Anticipation of Modern Critical Theory" (2022). English Theses. 15.
https://docs.rwu.edu/english_theses/15
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