"For I am But a Girl": Female Power in Ford Madox Ford's "The Brown Owl"
This essay brings a feminist perspective to bear on the fairy-tale princess character type, both in classic tales and in Victorian literary fantasy. The essay argues that in "The Brown Owl" Ford Madox Ford's Ismara exemplifies the problematic state of gender roles in late-nineteenth-c...
Veröffentlicht in: | Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal. - University of Manitoba. - 34(2001), 2, Seite 33-48 |
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Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
Sprache: | English |
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2001
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal |
Schlagworte: | Behavioral sciences Arts Social sciences Biological sciences Political science |
Zusammenfassung: | This essay brings a feminist perspective to bear on the fairy-tale princess character type, both in classic tales and in Victorian literary fantasy. The essay argues that in "The Brown Owl" Ford Madox Ford's Ismara exemplifies the problematic state of gender roles in late-nineteenth-century society. |
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ISSN: | 19255683 |