Additional Readings

Introductory Articles on the Female Gothic:

• Ellen Moers, “Female Gothic” from Literary Women:  The Great Writers  (This is the beginning of a longer article)
• Alison Milbank, “Female Gothic” from The Handbook of Gothic Literature
• Carol Margaret Davison, “The Female Gothic” from History of the Gothic
• Claire, Kahane, “Gothic Mirrors and Feminine Identity” (this is an excerpt from a longer article)

The Mysteries of Udolpho

• Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho
  I’ve included very short summaries below of the sections we’re not reading–please read the summaries so that you can follow the story.
• • Read Volume 1, Chapters 1-4
    • Summary of Vol 1, Chs. 5-11
  • Read Volume 1, Chapters 12-13
    • Summary of Vol 2, Chs. 1-4
  • Read Volume 2, Chapters 5-10
  • Read Volume 3, Chapters 1-6
    • Link to a summary of the whole novel (Begin reading at the heading “Escape” to find out what happens at the end)

Short Stories:

• Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper”
• Flannery O’Connor, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”
• Joyce Carol Oates, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”
• Angela Carter, “The Bloody Chamber”
• Carmen Maria Machado, “The Husband Stitch”