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Northangerské opatství
Author: Jane Austen
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Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland enters fashionable society in Bath for the first time. An enthusiastic reader of Gothic novels, she sees the people and places around her through the stories she loves.
About the book
After meeting Henry Tilney, Catherine must learn to distinguish politeness from calculation and sincerity. At the old house of Northanger Abbey, her imagination produces dramatic theories about its secrets. Jane Austen turns Catherine's mistakes into a gentle parody of Gothic fiction and social convention.
Main themes
- Imagination and reality: Fictional expectations distort Catherine's judgment.
- Social convention: Society's rules and pretenses test the heroine's trust.
- Gothic fiction: Austen draws on the genre while playfully parodying it.
- Growing up: Catherine learns to judge people and situations more accurately.
Characters
- Catherine Morland: A seventeen-year-old with a vivid imagination and a passion for Gothic novels.
- Henry Tilney: A young man Catherine meets in Bath.
Setting
Bath and Northanger Abbey in England around the turn of the 19th century.
Who is it for?
For readers of classic English fiction, social novels, and gentle literary satire.
Literary context
This edition belongs to CooBoo Classics. The original title is Northanger Abbey.
Edition details
Czech-language CooBoo Classics edition, translated by Zuzana Šťastná. 280 pages; EPUB, PDF, and MOBI.
Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland enters fashionable society in Bath for the first time. An enthusiastic reader of Gothic novels, she sees the people and places around her through the stories she loves.
Book information
- Author
- Jane Austen, Jane Austenová
- Publisher
- Albatros Media a.s.
- Imprint
- Cooboo
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- světová klasika, společenský román, romantika
- Original title
- Northanger Abbey
- ISBN
- 978-80-766-1152-8
- Publication date
- 25. February 2021
- Pages
- 280
- Edition
- CooBoo Classics
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-766-1167-2) · PDF (ISBN 978-80-766-1166-5) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-766-1168-9)
What is Northangerské opatství about?
After meeting Henry Tilney, Catherine must learn to distinguish politeness from calculation and sincerity. At the old house of Northanger Abbey, her imagination produces dramatic theories about its secrets. Jane Austen turns Catherine's mistakes into a gentle parody of Gothic fiction and social convention.
Themes and motifs
Imagination and reality
Fictional expectations distort Catherine's judgment.
Social convention
Society's rules and pretenses test the heroine's trust.
Gothic fiction
Austen draws on the genre while playfully parodying it.
Growing up
Catherine learns to judge people and situations more accurately.
Setting
Bath and Northanger Abbey in England around the turn of the 19th century.
Main characters
Catherine Morland
A seventeen-year-old with a vivid imagination and a passion for Gothic novels.
Henry Tilney
A young man Catherine meets in Bath.
Who is this book for?
For readers of classic English fiction, social novels, and gentle literary satire.
Book context
This edition belongs to CooBoo Classics. The original title is Northanger Abbey.
Otázky o knihe
Who translated this edition?
The Czech translation is by Zuzana Šťastná.
What is the novel about?
Catherine Morland's coming of age, as her Gothic reading shapes her view of society and the old house of Northanger Abbey.
What language and formats is this edition in?
This Czech-language edition has 280 pages and comes in EPUB, PDF, and MOBI formats.
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