She-(d)evils? The Construction of a Female Tyrant as a Cultural Critique
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She-(d)evils? The Construction of a Female Tyrant as a Cultural Critique

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She-(d)evils? The Construction of a Female Tyrant as a Cultural Critique

About this book

Although Gothicism remains a popular subject of scholarly investigation, little attention has been paid to the figure of the Gothic female tyrant. This book attempts to prove that despotic women in Gothic fiction are more than mere female equivalents of male tyrants or negatives to angelic damsels in distress. Rather, they are multidimensional characters who are punished for their independence, power and the free expression of their erotic needs. The book explains how their portrayal has evolved, embracing a selection of texts written between 1764 and 2003, as well as a few cinematic adaptations of the analyzed works. The study views Gothic anti-heroines in their historical, social, class and cultural contexts, paying particular attention to the notion of desire and its fulfillment. The analysis, accompanied by the relevant theoretical framework, aims to help the eponymous "she-devils" reclaim their space and voice.

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Yes, you can access She-(d)evils? The Construction of a Female Tyrant as a Cultural Critique by Tomasz Fisiak in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & European Literary Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Peter Lang Group
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9783631820063
eBook ISBN
9783631826881
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
European Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright information
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. PartĀ 1 Despotic women in early Gothic fiction
  7. PartĀ 2 Domestic Gothic female tyrants
  8. PartĀ 3 Beyond the age constraints:Ā Gothic female tyrants in the novels of Beryl Bainbridge and Zoļ»æĆ«ļ»æ Heller
  9. Conclusion
  10. Bibliography
  11. Index