The Modern Woman and Women’s Emancipation in 19^thCentury English and Romanian Comedies

• Authors: Ioana-Florina Mitea
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The construction of feminine characters in nineteenth century English and Romanian comedies reflects the changes that the two societies were experiencing, especially the fact that women were no longer confined to domestic life. The plays feature women assimilating the latest fashions and lifestyles, their aspirations to change their status and their steps towards emancipation

Keywords

EN

feminine characters; nineteenth century English comedies; nineteenth century Romanian comedies; women’s emancipation

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Gender Studies
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 172-182

Dates

published

2012-12-01

online

2013-02-08

Contributors

author

Ioana-Florina Mitea

• University of Bucharest 7-13, Pitar Mos St., Bucharest, Romania

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10320-012-0037-2