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FAILED MARRIAGES AND SPINSTERHOOD AS SYMBOLIC FEMINIST CONCEPTS IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL

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FAILED MARRIAGES AND SPINSTERHOOD AS SYMBOLIC FEMINIST CONCEPTS IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL

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In nineteenth-century Britain, a woman’s place was regarded to be in the domestic area, devoted to housework and family life. However, thanks to certain political, economic and social changes, women progressively began to engage in pursuits that were previously exclusive to the men. Writing a novel was one of these pursuits for some women in the Victorian era. Although under the pseudonym of a man, women writers like Mary Ann Evans published significant works during this era. In many of their works, these women writers challenged the role that women were supposed to take in Victorian society. Using various literary strategies, they opposed to conventional representations of the woman in Victorian novel. In this context, the present study examines two canonical works by George Eliot and Elizabeth Gaskell to illustrate how these women writers portray marriage and spinsterhood as symbolic feminist concepts. The findings of the study suggest that by illustrating devastating results of undesired marriages and offering a utopian world of happiness for spinsters, Eliot and Gaskell, respectively, take up feminist stances against oppressing power of patriarchal society in England in the Victorian era.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

  1. Austen, J. (2006). Pride and Prejudice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Sanat ve Edebiyat

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Ekim 2022

Gönderilme Tarihi

18 Mayıs 2022

Kabul Tarihi

12 Ekim 2022

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2022 Sayı: 24

Kaynak Göster

APA
İşçi, V. (2022). FAILED MARRIAGES AND SPINSTERHOOD AS SYMBOLIC FEMINIST CONCEPTS IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 24, 325-332. https://doi.org/10.29029/busbed.1118437
AMA
1.İşçi V. FAILED MARRIAGES AND SPINSTERHOOD AS SYMBOLIC FEMINIST CONCEPTS IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL. BUSBED. 2022;(24):325-332. doi:10.29029/busbed.1118437
Chicago
İşçi, Veysel. 2022. “FAILED MARRIAGES AND SPINSTERHOOD AS SYMBOLIC FEMINIST CONCEPTS IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL”. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, sy 24: 325-32. https://doi.org/10.29029/busbed.1118437.
EndNote
İşçi V (01 Ekim 2022) FAILED MARRIAGES AND SPINSTERHOOD AS SYMBOLIC FEMINIST CONCEPTS IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 24 325–332.
IEEE
[1]V. İşçi, “FAILED MARRIAGES AND SPINSTERHOOD AS SYMBOLIC FEMINIST CONCEPTS IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL”, BUSBED, sy 24, ss. 325–332, Eki. 2022, doi: 10.29029/busbed.1118437.
ISNAD
İşçi, Veysel. “FAILED MARRIAGES AND SPINSTERHOOD AS SYMBOLIC FEMINIST CONCEPTS IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL”. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 24 (01 Ekim 2022): 325-332. https://doi.org/10.29029/busbed.1118437.
JAMA
1.İşçi V. FAILED MARRIAGES AND SPINSTERHOOD AS SYMBOLIC FEMINIST CONCEPTS IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL. BUSBED. 2022;:325–332.
MLA
İşçi, Veysel. “FAILED MARRIAGES AND SPINSTERHOOD AS SYMBOLIC FEMINIST CONCEPTS IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL”. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, sy 24, Ekim 2022, ss. 325-32, doi:10.29029/busbed.1118437.
Vancouver
1.Veysel İşçi. FAILED MARRIAGES AND SPINSTERHOOD AS SYMBOLIC FEMINIST CONCEPTS IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL. BUSBED. 01 Ekim 2022;(24):325-32. doi:10.29029/busbed.1118437

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