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The Role of Women in Gothic Novels - 'The Castle of Otranto' by Horace Walpole, 'The Italian' by Ann Radcliffe, 'Melmoth the Wanderer' by Charles Robert Maturin (Paperback)
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The Role of Women in Gothic Novels - 'The Castle of Otranto' by Horace Walpole, 'The Italian' by Ann Radcliffe, 'Melmoth the Wanderer' by Charles Robert Maturin (Paperback)
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Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies -
Literature, grade: 2.0, University of Osnabruck, 14 entries in the
bibliography, language: English, abstract: There are more than 50
years between "The Castle of Otranto" and "Melmoth the Wanderer."
"The Castle of Otranto" was published 1764, "The Italian" 1797 and
"Melmoth the Wanderer" 1820. It might be interesting that "The
Castle of Otranto" was published in year of birth of Ann Radcliffe
and "The Italian" has been published in the year Horace Walpole
died. An incident of course, but an interesting one. "The Castle of
Otranto" is set in the time between 1095 and 1243, "The Italian" is
set in the 18th century and "Melmoth the Wanderer" covers an period
of time from the late 17th century to the early 19th century. In
the following work will find out especially about the women in the
three mentioned novels. In which way are they presented, is there a
stereotype of a gothic heroine and are there changes throughout the
time referring to the date of publishing and writing? The first
point will be a short definition of the term "Gothic" according to
literature. The second point will be an introduction of the three
authors. For a better understanding of their work and the possible
differences a look at their biography is absolutely necessary for
me. In order of publishing I will introduce Horace Walpole ("The
Castle of Otranto"), Ann Radcliffe ("The Italian") and Charles
Robert Maturin ("Melmoth the Wanderer"). Additional to some
biographical dates I will give some information about their work
and their style of writing. After introducing the authors I will
concentrate on the novels and how women are described and
presented. Which role do they play in the three novels? Is there
something special about each woman in the texts? Here I will
concentrate on some characteristics which are typical for gothic
novels and not so much on the social conventions or expectations
women are faced with at the appropria
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