DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE AND DREAMS OF FREEDOM IN MARY ELIZABETH BRADDON’S “THOU ART THE MAN”
Domestic Surveillance and Dreams of Freedom in Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s “Thou Art The Man”
Author(s): Antonia GirmaceaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Philology
Published by: Editura Alma Mater
Keywords: detective fiction; Mary Elizabeth Braddon; gender roles; Victorian literature; The New Woman
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to discuss the contradictory aspirations of the two amateur female detectives present in Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s novel Thou Art the Man and their attempts to solve crime through the process of domestic surveillance. I argue that these aspirations encompass the conflicting and tenuous relationship between the Victorian woman and patriarchal society, contributing to the pressure of choosing to adopt accepted gendered practices over embracing a subversive and unconventional existence
Journal: Studii și cercetări științifice. Seria filologie
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 36
- Page Range: 67-84
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English