Male And Female Gothic Analysis

Clery does not agree with Moers’s definition and adds that many woman writers would not fit her criteria and would be left behind. Furthermore he acknowledges that both sexes can produce Male and Female Gothic. According to Wright, who advocated a similar principle, the proper way to address it is “feminine, rather than female” ; since it was written and read by both sexes. Wright even makes this term wider and argues that its origin can be traced to “Northanger Novels”, which were written by men and women authors and which bring new aspects to the original Radcliffe’s concept. Anne Williams weights the Female and Male Gothic from different angles and her interpretation is basically similar to Moers’s. The critics rather agree upon the characterization as “a subversive genre which expressed women’s fears and fantasies, their protests against the conditions of patriarchy.” …show more content…
Subsequently, as they endeavoured to gain equal rights and preoccupied themselves with pecuniary issues, these topics were often taken into account. In contemporary women’s fiction, especially the question of money was a frequent one since the yearly income was an important number for women writers and it projected into the writings. If we consider one of the Northanger novels, The Castle of Wolfenbach, the heroine obtains £400 a year which was considered a sum to ensure quite a happy life. Otherwise, the heroines of Female Gothic must endure all kinds of property distribution problems in order to finally gain what is rightfully