Family, Education and "Sensibility" as Represented in Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Kamila Humajová

Bachelor's thesis

Family, Education and "Sensibility" as Represented in Mary Wollstonecraft's \kur{A Vindication of the Rights of Woman}

Abstract:

The bachelor thesis deals with the analysis of Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. In order to fully comprehend the issues approached by Wollstonecraft, the first part is devoted to the historical background of her literary work. Hence, it specifies various aspects of women's lives in the 17th and particularly in the 18th century. The analytical part of the thesis, then, focuses on author's perception of those aspects. The overall objective is to identify the reason for Wollstonecraft's disapproval with the culture of sensibility, the status of women in familial and marital relationships, and then-existing forms of education.

Abstract:

Bakalárska práca sa zaoberá rozborom diela Obhajoba práv ženy od Mary Wollstonecraft. Pre správne porozumenie problematiky, ktorou sa Wollstonecraft zaoberá, sa prvá časť práce venuje historickému pozadiu diela. Táto časť teda spresňuje rôzne aspekty života žien v 17. a najmä 18. storočí. Analytická časť sa následne sústredí na autorkin názor na tieto aspekty. Hlavným cieľom je určiť v čom tkvie dôvod jej nesúhlasu s kultúrou citlivosti, postavením žien v rodinných a manželským vzťahoch a vtedajšími vzdelávacími spôsobmi.

Keywords

Mary Wollstonecraft, Obhajoba práv ženy, 18. storočie, práva žien, citlivosť, vzdelanie, rodina

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 11. 5. 2020

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: Daniel Paul Sampey, MFA

Tomas Bata University in Zlín

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor programme / field:
Philology / English for Business Administration