By focusing on her 1893 New Woman novel entitled The Heavenly Twins, the paper sets out to explore the strategies employed by Sarah Grand in order to undermine traditional gender roles and prerogatives. In her novel, she fostered gender equality, as well as women’s education and awareness; moreover, she forcefully challenged the sexual double standard and the cultural fabrication of gender identity.
Marino, E. (2019). An “allopathic pill” for a diseased society: The Heavenly Twins (1893) by Sarah Grand. BRITISH AND AMERICAN STUDIES, 25, 25-31.
An “allopathic pill” for a diseased society: The Heavenly Twins (1893) by Sarah Grand
elisabetta Marino
2019-01-01
Abstract
By focusing on her 1893 New Woman novel entitled The Heavenly Twins, the paper sets out to explore the strategies employed by Sarah Grand in order to undermine traditional gender roles and prerogatives. In her novel, she fostered gender equality, as well as women’s education and awareness; moreover, she forcefully challenged the sexual double standard and the cultural fabrication of gender identity.File in questo prodotto:
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