Women´s Power and Patriarchy: A Literary Case Study in William Henry Hudson´s Work

Autores
Biocca, Analía Verónica
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
Tipo de recurso
tesis de grado
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versión aceptada
Colaborador/a o director/a de tesis
Mucci, María Rosa
Descripción
The representation of female characters in male-authored literary texts constitutes a central point in feminist criticism (Manly, 2007: 46-50; Goldman, 2007: 74). Especially in the Victorian period, women´s quest for power appears as an unusual topic on account of the patriarchal order prevailing in the society of the time. The Anglo- Argentinian author William Henry Hudson was a prolific writer during this historical context; however, the power relationships that come into play in his fictional works have been overlooked until now. Hence, this study analyses the short story Pelino Viera´s Confession with a special focus on its female character, Rosaura, and her search for self-empowerment under patriarchal constraints. For this purpose, a content analysis research method was followed, applying a deconstructive feminist approach in order to dismantle the power relationships existing in the story. The findings from this study highlight the importance of challenging the culturally-determined stereotypes present in literary works so as to perceive the inequalities and power struggles between men and women, and also lead to interesting implications for a feminist debate both in the classroom and in society.
Fil: Biocca, Analía Verónica. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Avellaneda; Argentina.
Materia
Women´s representation
Patriarchy
Women´s power
Feminism
Deconstruction
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2023-06-27T16:17:05Z
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Women´s Power and Patriarchy: A Literary Case Study in William Henry Hudson´s Work
title Women´s Power and Patriarchy: A Literary Case Study in William Henry Hudson´s Work
spellingShingle Women´s Power and Patriarchy: A Literary Case Study in William Henry Hudson´s Work
Biocca, Analía Verónica
Women´s representation
Patriarchy
Women´s power
Feminism
Deconstruction
title_short Women´s Power and Patriarchy: A Literary Case Study in William Henry Hudson´s Work
title_full Women´s Power and Patriarchy: A Literary Case Study in William Henry Hudson´s Work
title_fullStr Women´s Power and Patriarchy: A Literary Case Study in William Henry Hudson´s Work
title_full_unstemmed Women´s Power and Patriarchy: A Literary Case Study in William Henry Hudson´s Work
title_sort Women´s Power and Patriarchy: A Literary Case Study in William Henry Hudson´s Work
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Biocca, Analía Verónica
author Biocca, Analía Verónica
author_facet Biocca, Analía Verónica
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Mucci, María Rosa
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Women´s representation
Patriarchy
Women´s power
Feminism
Deconstruction
topic Women´s representation
Patriarchy
Women´s power
Feminism
Deconstruction
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The representation of female characters in male-authored literary texts constitutes a central point in feminist criticism (Manly, 2007: 46-50; Goldman, 2007: 74). Especially in the Victorian period, women´s quest for power appears as an unusual topic on account of the patriarchal order prevailing in the society of the time. The Anglo- Argentinian author William Henry Hudson was a prolific writer during this historical context; however, the power relationships that come into play in his fictional works have been overlooked until now. Hence, this study analyses the short story Pelino Viera´s Confession with a special focus on its female character, Rosaura, and her search for self-empowerment under patriarchal constraints. For this purpose, a content analysis research method was followed, applying a deconstructive feminist approach in order to dismantle the power relationships existing in the story. The findings from this study highlight the importance of challenging the culturally-determined stereotypes present in literary works so as to perceive the inequalities and power struggles between men and women, and also lead to interesting implications for a feminist debate both in the classroom and in society.
Fil: Biocca, Analía Verónica. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Avellaneda; Argentina.
description The representation of female characters in male-authored literary texts constitutes a central point in feminist criticism (Manly, 2007: 46-50; Goldman, 2007: 74). Especially in the Victorian period, women´s quest for power appears as an unusual topic on account of the patriarchal order prevailing in the society of the time. The Anglo- Argentinian author William Henry Hudson was a prolific writer during this historical context; however, the power relationships that come into play in his fictional works have been overlooked until now. Hence, this study analyses the short story Pelino Viera´s Confession with a special focus on its female character, Rosaura, and her search for self-empowerment under patriarchal constraints. For this purpose, a content analysis research method was followed, applying a deconstructive feminist approach in order to dismantle the power relationships existing in the story. The findings from this study highlight the importance of challenging the culturally-determined stereotypes present in literary works so as to perceive the inequalities and power struggles between men and women, and also lead to interesting implications for a feminist debate both in the classroom and in society.
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