Reprezentări literare de istorie a familiei în căutarea egalității de gen (1880–1945)
Literary Representations of Family History: The Pursuit of Gender Equality (1880–1945)

Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the interaction between the feminist quest for gender equality and the literary representations of the role of women in family life. In the pre-World War I era, bourgeois marriage is depicted from the wife’s perspective as a locus of systemic discrimination and socio-cultural alienation.It is only during the Interwar period that the first indicators of female emancipation emerged within the literary canon. In this era, urban women began to assert individual agency by strategically planning their academic paths, partner selection, and family structures, seeking to exercise their full legal and social rights. However, when these aspirations encountered institutional resistance, divorce remained the sole recourse.This retrospective on the historical trajectory of feminism and its literary portrayals suggests that the quest for gender equality remains an ongoing imperative. The aspiration for liberty and justice necessitates a continuous, daily effort. Ultimately, the authentic affirmation of these ideals is inextricably linked to female agency and the subjective construction of existential meaning.

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