The Construction of Masculinity through the Negative Depiction of Femininity in the Character of Flavia in A. Pope’s "Characters of Women. An Epistle to a Lady."
Eva Düllmann
Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft
Beschreibung
Essay from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Wuppertal, course: Konzeptionen von Männlichkeit in der englischen Literatur und Kultur des langen 18. Jahrhunderts, language: English, abstract: This close reading deals with the character of Flavia in Alexander Pope's “Characters of Women. An Epistle to a Lady”. It shows how Flavia's negative characteristics indirectly depict a concept of what a male character should be like. The reader will also find a detailled bibliography containing the most important texts dealing with the subject.
Kundenbewertungen
Characters of Women, Construction of Masculinity, Masculinity, Flavia, 18th Century, An Epistle to a Lady, Alexander Pope, Lucretia, English Literature, Männlichkeit, Konzeption von Männlichkeit, Construction of Femininity, Femininity, Rosamonda