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The Idea of Womanhood in Contemporary American Literature
Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. urn:nbn:hr:142:069047
Matić, Marina
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Matić, M. (2012). The Idea of Womanhood in Contemporary American Literature (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:069047

Matić, Marina. "The Idea of Womanhood in Contemporary American Literature." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:069047

Matić, Marina. "The Idea of Womanhood in Contemporary American Literature." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:069047

Matić, M. (2012). 'The Idea of Womanhood in Contemporary American Literature', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 02 January 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:069047

Matić M. The Idea of Womanhood in Contemporary American Literature [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2012 [cited 2025 January 02] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:069047

M. Matić, "The Idea of Womanhood in Contemporary American Literature", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2012. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:069047

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TitleThe Idea of Womanhood in Contemporary American Literature
Title (croatian)Ideja američkog ženstva u suvremenoj američkoj književnosti
AuthorMarina Matić
MentorBiljana Oklopčić (mentor)
Committee memberSanja Runtić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberBiljana Oklopčić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberJadranka Zlomislić (član povjerenstva)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2012-06-29, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
In the late 19th century Kate Chopin published The Awakening, a controversial novel that shed light on numerous social issues of the Victorian era and served as criticism of the harsh patriarchal ideology that measured a woman’s worth based on her biological ability to procreate. The author provided two different insights into the Victorian society through the character of Adele Ratignolle, a devoted mother and wife and Edna Pontellier, a radical feminist. The author re-examined the fixed idea of womanhood through the character of Edna Pontellier and shattered the misconception that all women are suitable for marriage and motherhood. Characters such as Edna Pontellier paved the way for the creation of a new character in literature, known as the “New Liberated Woman”. In the 1920s Ernest Hemingway brought a new character to the scene, Lady Brett Ashley, who is in contemporary culture referred to as the epitome of the 20th century woman and is one of Hemingway’s most complex female characters. Her promiscuous nature, extroverted personality and refusal to conform to traditional social norms provoked anger amongst the critics and readers, but she still remained the epitome of the modern woman. Each of the aforementioned characters will be analysed in order to provide a deeper and better understanding of how the idea of womanhood evolved from the 1890s till the 1930s.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:069047
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: Pedagogy (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra pedagogije (magistar/magistra pedagogije)
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