Female Body as the Mere Source of Animating Power in Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market

Year 2025, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 20 - 28, 31.01.2025

Sinem Ekmekçi

Abstract

Poetry transforms into a safe harbor to address sensitive socio-cultural issues during the Victorian period. Having grown weary of being trapped within the categories set by male dominant world, the Victorian women poets pioneer to fulfill their potential. They subvert male domination simply by addressing the pathriarchal systems that shape gender dynamics in their writings. Therefore, writing is not only a resistance to this hegemony, but also an animating power for the women to reconstruct their identity.

Keywords

Victorian Women Poets, Body Politics, Female Body Power

Ethical Statement

Çalışmanın tüm süreçlerinin araştırma ve yayın etiğine uygun olduğunu, etik kurallara ve bilimsel atıf gösterme ilkelerine uyduğumu beyan ederim.

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