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

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...

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Autor principal: Biocca, Analía Verónica
Otros Autores: Mucci, María Rosa
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Publicado: 2023
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Women´s representation
Patriarchy
Women´s power
Feminism
Deconstruction
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12272/8154
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spelling I68-R174-20.500.12272-81542023-06-27T16:17:05Z Women´s Power and Patriarchy: A Literary Case Study in William Henry Hudson´s Work Biocca, Analía Verónica Mucci, María Rosa Women´s representation Patriarchy Women´s power Feminism Deconstruction 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. 2023-06-27T16:17:05Z 2023-06-27T16:17:05Z 2021-09 info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis acceptedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12272/8154 eng openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional Biocca, Analía Verónica Atribución NoComercial - Sin Obra Derivada 4.0 Internacional ( CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) pdf
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Patriarchy
Women´s power
Feminism
Deconstruction
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Deconstruction
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Deconstruction
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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