Reading Oppression and Empowerment in the Brontë Sisters' Gothic Novels – Bc. Zuzana Kadlecová
Bc. Zuzana Kadlecová
Master's thesis
Reading Oppression and Empowerment in the Brontë Sisters' Gothic Novels
Reading Oppression and Empowerment in the Brontë Sisters' Gothic Novels
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce popisuje formy útisku ženských postav a jejich cestu za větší rovnoprávností s muži v gotických románech sester Brontëových. Práce se zabývá třemi romány - Jane Eyrová od Charlotte Brontë, Na Větrné hůrce od Emily Brontë a Nájemnice z Wildfell Hall od Anne Brontë. Vzhledem k tomu, že postava utiskované ženy je jedním z hlavních rysů gotického románu, zmíněné romány jsou analyzovány …moreAbstract:
This thesis examines forms of oppression and empowerment of the female characters in the Brontë sisters´ Gothic novels. The novels examined are Charlotte Brontë´s Jane Eyre, Emily Brontë´s Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontë´s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Since the character of an oppressed woman is one of the main features of the Female Gothic, the three novels are analysed as representatives of the …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 13. 5. 2014
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/byyft/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 11. 6. 2014
- Supervisor: Bonita Rhoads
- Reader: Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D.
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakultaMasaryk University
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Teacher Training for Secondary Schools / Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature
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