Essays about: "Victorian women"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Victorian women.
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1. Where is the "New Woman"? A study of women characters in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : Detective stories are a common part of our society today through literature and television, and the most famous detective of all is undoubtedly Sherlock Holmes. The Sherlock Holmes stories narrate several mysteries set in the late 19th to mid 20th century, and through the mysteries a large number of men and women are presented. READ MORE
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2. Coming of age in Victorian America : challenging gender roles in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : This essay argues that Little Women does not promote breaking stereotypical gender norms and nineteenth century gender roles, contrary to what several critics say. This paper will be using feminist criticism and analyzing two of the novel’s main characters, Meg and Jo, and examining their behavior towards stereotypical gender norms and rules. READ MORE
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3. Stereotypical images of women in Dickens’ Great Expectations and Wood’s East Lynne
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudierAbstract : The purpose of this essay was to analyze the stereotypical images of women in Great Expectation by Charles Dickens and East Lynne by Ellen Wood, using feminist literary criticism as a theoretical perspective. The stereotypical images that were found were Cynthia Griffin Wolff’s sentimental stereotype, virtuous woman, the sensuous woman, and liberated woman; and Ferguson’s woman alone, submissive wife and the bitch. READ MORE
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4. Mina, the "Angel", and Lucy, the "Monster" : two sides of femininity in Bram Stoker's Dracula
University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för lärarutbildningAbstract : This paper analyses the characters Mina and Lucy in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, showing how they are juxtaposed in terms of femininity. By using feminist criticism and the concepts of the angel in the house, monstrous femininity, and the virgin/whore dichotomy, this paper explores how Mina represents the self-sacrificing, supportive, and wifely angel in the house, while Lucy represents the sexual, disobedient, and powerful monstrous female. READ MORE
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5. Bloody Penny Picture Pose : A comparative study on the representation of sexuality and violence within the aesthetics of Victorian Gothic horror
University essay from Stockholms universitet/ModevetenskapAbstract : There is an ongoing fascination with the Victorian era as well as the genre of horror, and the characters originating from the first 18th century Gothic tales still appear in our Western popular culture today. The Victorian Gothic novels contain elements of romanticism and violence which often results in strong undertones of heated sexuality. READ MORE
