The English Gothic Novel and the Sexual anxieties

1.    INTRODUCTION
1.1    The Meaning Of The Word Gothic
1.2    Origins Of Gothic
1.3    Emergence Of Gothic Literature
1.4    The Definition And Characteristics Of Literary Gothic
2.    CHAPTER ONE
2.1    The Female Gothic
2.2    The Division Of Gothic Literature In Terms Of Gender
2.3    Masculine Plots Of Transgression Of Social Taboo
2.4    Feminine Plots Of Sexual Repression
3.    CHAPTER TWO
3.1    The Gothic Female
3.2    The Extreme Development Of The 18th Century Cult Of Sensibility
3.3    The Neurotic And The Obsessive As Main Preoccupation
3.4    The Gothic Heroine - Idealization And Repression
4.    CHAPTER THREE
4.1    Sexual Anxieties
4.2    Virtue In Distress - Persecution Of The Patriarchal Power
4.3    Nightmarish Neurotic Sexuality
5.    CHAPTER FOUR
5.1    The Hero - Villain - Victimizer And Victimized
5.2    The Byronic Figure
5.3    Transgression Of Human Social And Ethical Constraints - Tragic Destiny