The article deals with the political Gothic in Austen´s first novel. Apart from being classified as a Bildungsroman, Northanger Abbey gives details of the contemporary political issues in Austen´s youth which makes the novel the only politically oriented in Austen´s fiction.
The article deals with the political Gothic in Austen´s first novel. Apart from being classified as a Bildungsroman, Northanger Abbey gives details of the contemporary political issues in Austen´s youth which makes the novel the only politically oriented in Austen´s fiction. (en)