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There are 13 critical essays on Northanger Abbey.
Critical Essays on Northanger Abbey

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Critical Essay by Paul Morrison
9,454 words, approx. 32 pages
 In the following essay, Morrison undertakes a feminist, post-structural analysis of gender-specific spaces and sensibilities in Northanger Abbey.
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Critical Essay by Jane Nardin
8,708 words, approx. 29 pages
 In the following essay, Nardin discusses Catherine's education in the moral significance of social propriety.,
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Critical Essay by Michael Williams
8,420 words, approx. 28 pages
 Below, Williams analyzes style in Northanger Abbey, arguing that the novel exhibits a complex unity that eludes simple classification.
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Eric Rothstein
7,598 words, approx. 25 pages
 Here, Rothstein explores Austen's narrative technique in Northanger Abbey, claiming that the central theme of the novel emerges from the interplay between the respective educations of Catherine and the reader.
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Critical Essay by Frank J. Kearful
5,595 words, approx. 19 pages
 In the following essay, Kearful argues that Northanger Abbey achieves a complex unity of fiction, satire, parody, burlesque, comedy, and tragedy.
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Critical Essay by Robert Kiely
5,445 words, approx. 18 pages
 In the excerpt below, Kiely focuses on the thematic importance of language in Northanger Abbey.
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Critical Essay by A. Walton Litz
4,338 words, approx. 15 pages
 In the following excerpt, Litz examines complexity of theme and uneveness of narrative technique in Northanger Abbey.
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Critical Essay by Sheridan Baker
4,323 words, approx. 14 pages
 In the following essay, Baker describes Austen's ironic use of self-delusion in Northanger Abbey.
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Critical Essay by Everett Zimmerman
3,689 words, approx. 12 pages
 Here, Zimmerman maintains that Northanger Abbey both parodies and employs conventional elements of sentimental fiction.
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Critical Essay by Andrew H. Wright
2,933 words, approx. 10 pages
 Below, Wright investigates Catherine Morland's character, especially as it is highlighted by the words and actions of Henry Tilney and John Thorpe.
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Critical Essay by A. N. Kaul
2,357 words, approx. 8 pages
 In the following excerpt, Kaul characterizes Northanger Abbey as a novel of education with a somewhat formulaic comic quality.
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