Jane Austen and the rights of women: The role of women in Emma
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Título: | Jane Austen and the rights of women: The role of women in Emma |
Autor/a: | Vázquez Vázquez, Patricia |
Dirección/Titoría: | Barbeito Varela, José Manuel |
Centro/Departamento: | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Facultade de Filoloxía |
Palabras chave: | Jane Austen | Emma | Personaxes litararios femininos | Crítica feminista | |
Data: | 2018-11-05 |
Resumo: | This essay will analyse the role of female characters in Jane Austen’s Emma (1825) and explore the extent to which they represent the author’s position with respect to the feminist ideas of the period. The unusual amount of authority and power that some female characters display in Emma makes the analysis of J. Austen attitude to the situation of women, as shown particularly in this novel, interesting. It is this empowering of some women in the novel that allows us to think about a connection between Jane Austen and the feminist defence of equal rights for both sexes. The main aim of this project is to show to what extent the eighteenth century ideas about the rights of women influenced Jane Austen and her representation of women in Emma. Method: Three steps will be taken. First of all, a close reading of the novel to analyse how female characters (specially the most powerful) behave and think, and what is their real position in the society presented in the world of the novel. When necessary they will be compared with female characters from other novels by Jane Austen. Then, taking this analysis into account, the context of the period will be studied and the main ideas about women in Austen’s life will be examined to see if there is any connection between these ideas and the role played by the analysed female characters. Finally, critical essays about Austen’s life and her relation with debates concerning the situation of women will be consulted to see what she knew about these debates and if she got involved in them or not. Structure: The structure of this essay will be divided in six sections: 1) Introduction, 2) General context focused on the struggle for the rights of women in Austen’s time, 3) Overview of Austen’s life and her relation with feminism, 4) Analysis of female characters and Austen’s feminist ideas, and 6) Conclusion |
Descrición: | Traballo Fin de Grao en Lingua e Literatura Inglesas. Curso 2018-2019 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23792 |