AN “ALLOPATHIC PILL” FOR A DISEASED SOCIETY: THE HEAVENLY TWINS (1893) BY SARAH GRAND
AN “ALLOPATHIC PILL” FOR A DISEASED SOCIETY: THE HEAVENLY TWINS (1893) BY SARAH GRAND
Author(s): Elisabetta MarinoSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: New Woman novel;Sarah Grand;sexual double standard;The Heavenly Twins;venereal diseases
Summary/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.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 25/2019
- Issue No: 25
- Page Range: 25-31
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
