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Mgr. Veronika Bránišová

Bachelor's thesis

The Perspective of Social Class in Relation to Gender in the Fiction of Elizabeth Gaskell

The Perspective of Social Class in Relation to Gender in the Fiction of Elizabeth Gaskell
Abstract:
Smyslem předkládané bakalářské práce bylo analyzovat genderovou a sociální otázku v díle anglické spisovatelky 19. století Elizabeth Gaskell. Pro účel analýzy byly využity zejména dva její romány zabývající se tímto tématem: Mary Barton (1848) a North and South (1854-5). Zatímco někteří autoři považují Elizabeth Gaskell za pokrokovou spisovatelku, v textu bakalářské práce je demonstrován odlišný přístup …more
Abstract:
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyse gender and class issues in the work of the 19th century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell. Two of her novels dealing with this subject: Mary Barton (1848) a North and South (1854-5) were used for the analyses. Whereas some reviewers consider Elizabeth Gaskell as a progressive writer, this bachelor thesis takes a different approach. Elizabeth Gaskell is described …more
 

Keywords

Elizabeth Gaskell Victorian era women question social class gender capitalism England working class upper class manufacturers gentry family relations feminism North and South Mary Barton Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice prostitution labour conditions trade unions 19th century
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 2. 1. 2014
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/x2vzf/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 31. 1. 2014
  • Supervisor: Ph.D. Stephen Paul Hardy
  • Reader: Mgr. Eva Juhasová

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