Fragility of the Victorian Concept of Ideal Woman: A Case Study of Tess of the D'Ubervilles

Glavačević, Andrea

undergraduate thesis

Fragility of the Victorian Concept of Ideal Woman: A Case Study of Tess of the D'Ubervilles

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2014. urn:nbn:hr:142:742348

Glavačević, Andrea

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Glavačević, A. (2014). Fragility of the Victorian Concept of Ideal Woman: A Case Study of Tess of the D'Ubervilles (Undergraduate thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:742348

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Glavačević, Andrea. "Fragility of the Victorian Concept of Ideal Woman: A Case Study of Tess of the D'Ubervilles." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2014. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:742348

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Glavačević, A. (2014). 'Fragility of the Victorian Concept of Ideal Woman: A Case Study of Tess of the D'Ubervilles', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 12 September 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:742348

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Glavačević A. Fragility of the Victorian Concept of Ideal Woman: A Case Study of Tess of the D'Ubervilles [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2014 [cited 2024 September 12] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:742348

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A. Glavačević, "Fragility of the Victorian Concept of Ideal Woman: A Case Study of Tess of the D'Ubervilles", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2014. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:742348

Cite this item: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:742348

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Title	Fragility of the Victorian Concept of Ideal Woman: A Case Study of Tess of the D'Ubervilles
Title (croatian)	Poroznost viktorijanskog koncepta idealne žene: Analiza Tess D'Ubervilles
Author	Andrea Glavačević
Mentor	Biljana Oklopčić (mentor)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2014-09-15, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	The paper explains the position of an ideal and a fallen woman. Both positions were determined by men and their opinions. They were used to control women: one was used to make an example all women should follow, and the other one was used to show women what they would become if they did not follow the example. The ideal woman was an example of perfect womanhood she is described as chaste and virtuous. This is a sort of woman young girls were encouraged to be like. This concept of a woman derived from the belief that women are inferior to men, and their only role should be that of a housewife. It was a very restraining position where women had no rights. The fallen woman was not a less restraining concept. This was the title women tried hard to avoid. A fallen woman was a woman whose reputation was somehow ruined. Although it was reserved for unchaste women, it was later used for any woman who did not fit into Victorian society. The paper explains how Thomas Hardy used both ideas in his novel, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, to ruin the concept of the ideal woman. He showed how delicate the position of the ideal woman was, and shocked the public with his depiction of the ideal and the fallen woman.
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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:742348
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
Study programme	Title: Hungarian Language and Literature (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) mađarskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) mađarskoga jezika i književnosti)
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