Women in literature
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works which discuss the representation of women in literature. Works on women authors as a class of persons are entered under Women authors. Collections of works written by women are entered under the subdivision Women authors following the name of national literature and genre, e.g. American fiction--Women authors. Collections of works in two or more literary forms written about women are entered under Women--Literary collections.
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
The feminist gothic : an analysis of The Handmaid's Tale, 2018
Item — Call number MU Thesis Dib
Identifier: b7876913
Preface [excerpt]
Margaret Atwood's acclaimed novel The Handmaid's Tale has piqued the interest of many Americans, most recently due to its eerie anticipation of current politics. Since the main plot point of the text is the forced removal of women's rights, feminists today feel strongly about the subject matter. While the text is typically analyzed through a feminist lens and much has been written about the novel on points of oppression and women's rights, there is more to...
Dates:
2018
The Rochester mansion of Thornfield : an insane asylum for Victorian women, 2022
Item — Call number MU Thesis Ven
Identifier: b7930855
Abstract
In the following thesis, I'm going to explore the direct parallels of Victorian-era insane asylumns and the Rochester Mansion [sic] in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. By applying a 21st century reading, my thesis will highlight the antifeminist qualities of Brontë's narrative as well as its flaws in terms of its textual dependency on racist and ablest applications without vilifying her work per se. However, I argue that the Rochester...
Dates:
2022
Will the real Prufrock please stand up? Misogyny in the poetry of T.S. Eliot and Eminem, 2012
Item — Call number MU Thesis Qui
Identifier: b5596209
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees.Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts...
Dates:
2012