Feminine Hypostases in Epic Fantasy: Tolkien, Lewis, Rowling

• Authors: Laura Măcineanu
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper identifies the types of female figures present in the works of three well-known fantasy writers, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling, discussing the ways in which these characters are presented, their relationship with other characters, and their role in the economy of the novel, which is more important than may appear from a first reading. It also tries to explain the reasons that prompted the above-mentioned authors to choose these female hypostases.

Keywords

EN

archetypes; epic fantasy; feminine; gender; power

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Gender Studies
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 68-82

Dates

published

2015-12-01

online

2016-02-29

Contributors

author

Laura Măcineanu

• West University of Timișoara, Romania 4, V. Pârvan Blvd, 300223 Timișoara

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/genst-2016-0005