Essays about: "feminist jane austen pride and prejudice"

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1. 6. Petticoats or Miniskirts: A Comparative Analysis of Feminine Narration in Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones's Diary 

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Ida Jonsson; [2018]
   Keywords : feminine narration; Austen; Fielding; Chick Lit; authority; feminism; feminist narratology;

   Abstract : Abstract Both Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) and Bridget Jones’s Diary (Helen Fielding) have been thoroughly examined by literary critics. When discussed from a feminist perspective, critics are ambiguous as some claim that the novels work against feminist values rather than the reverse. READ MORE

3. 7. Love' s function in marital decisions : Materialist feminism in Jane Austen's Emma, Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Magdalena Sundkvist; [2016]
   Keywords : Austen; Materialist Feminism; Domestic role; Women s Opression; Heterosexual Normative Roles;

   Abstract : In Jane Austen’s Emma, Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey there is a central theme of finding a marriage partner from economic, social and love perspectives. The focus of this essay is to look from a materialist feminist perspective at how these factors influence the characters’ marital matches. READ MORE

4. 8. Characterization in Social Satire : A comparative analysis of the heroines Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austenʼs Pride and Prejudice, and Becky Sharp in William Makepeace Thackerayʼs Vanity Fair

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Elin Berggren; [2016]
   Keywords : Austen; Thackeray; Elizabeth Bennet; Becky Sharp; Characterization; Social Satire; Gender; Austen; Thackeray; Elizabeth Bennet; Becky Sharp; Karaktärisering; Samhällssatir; Genus;

   Abstract : This essay presents a comparative analysis of the characterizations of the female protagonists Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen̕ s Pride and Prejudice (1813), and Becky Sharp in William Makepeace Thackeray̕ s Vanity Fair (1847-1848). The analysis is conducted from a gender perspective, and with the use of feminist criticism. READ MORE

5. 9. Modernizing Jane Austen : An investigation of the process of turning her novels into films

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

   Author : Elina Karlsson; [2015]
   Keywords : Jane Austen; modernizing; films; novels;

   Abstract : For us to appreciate Austen's work it needs to be altered. We are only comfortable with it if it mirrors our expectations of it; the picturesque English countryside, elegant males and beautiful women in period clothing, living in impressive stone mansions. READ MORE

6. 10. Gender issues reflected within nature in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice

   University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

   Author : Arbnore Muji; [2010]
   Keywords : Nature; Gender;

   Abstract : This essay will analyse Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice from a feminist point of view, the emphasis being on how the environment and nature can reflect femininity and the relationships between men and women. The nature portrayed within Pride and Prejudice can also be looked at from a gender perspective in order to help understand how Jane Austen used nature to reflect the realities of gender differences in her society. READ MORE