Essays about: "Marian Keyes"

Found 4 essays containing the words Marian Keyes.

  1. 1. Irish Women : being both mothers and wives

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Jenny Martinsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Irish Women; Edna O´Brien; Marian Keyes; Female writers; Gender roles; outspoken language; feminism; feminist actions; mothers; wives; Ireland; sexuality; daughters; love; women’s rights.;

    Abstract : Edna O'Brien and Marian Keyes are two sexually candid female writers. They are both from Ireland and their novels have caused many spectacular headlines over the years. These female authors have been greatly acclaimed, but also sharply criticised for their outspoken way of writing. READ MORE

  3. 2. Good and Bad Mothering in the Fiction of Marian Keyes : A Discourse Analysis.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Sara Larsson; [2014]
    Keywords : motherhood; chick lit; mother-love; working mother; single mother; depression; alcoholism;

    Abstract : The object of this essay is to map the discourses of good versus bad mothering in four selected novels by Marian Keyes, and to analyze how they relate to hegemonic Western discourses of motherhood.  The analytical approach is based on Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe’s discourse theory. READ MORE

  4. 3. Better Off Alone Anyway: Independent Women in Two Marian Keyes Novels

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Johanna Andersson; [2009]
    Keywords : Marian Keyes; chick-lit; feminist theory;

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  5. 4. "According to Marian Keyes" : a discussion of common themes in Marian Keyes’s chick lit novels: Lucy sullivan is getting married and Watermelon

    University essay from

    Author : Magdalena Hallöf; [2008]
    Keywords : Humanities Theology; Marian Keyes; chick lit; women s literature; Humaniora; Teologi;

    Abstract : This essay examines Marian Keyes's views on love, happiness, setbacks and unfaithfulness which are common themes in her novels. These themes are discussed in Keyes's chick lit novels "Watermelon" and "Lucy Sullivan is getting married". Some background information about this genre is also presented. READ MORE