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A comparative analysis of Elizabeth Gaskell's shorter fiction

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Borojević, Dahna. (2018). A comparative analysis of Elizabeth Gaskell's shorter fiction. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of English Language and Literature
Department of Comparative Literature. [mentor Jukić, Tatjana and Grdešić, Maša].

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Abstract

This thesis analyses four short stories written by Elizabeth Gaskell, one of the most prominent female writers of the 19th century. All the short works analysed were published in serial publications surged in popularity during the Victorian period of the English literature. Gaskell’s short story Lizzie Leigh was the first short story which she contributed to Dickens’ periodical. Afterwards she submitted Poor Clare, The Old Nurses’s Story and Lois the Witch which all feature Gothic elements and show the author’s tendency towards supernatural and mystery. The position of women in the 19th century is another important trait which is present throughout these short stories, paying special attention to the sexually and spiritually fallen women portrayed by Gaskell. These elements were analysed in respect to Unitarianism which was a major part of Gaskell’s fiction and life. All the elements that were compared in this thesis add to the strength of Gaskell’s voice on the women’s question in the 19th century.

Item Type: Diploma Thesis
Uncontrolled Keywords: serialisation, short story, Gothic fiction, fallen women, Unitarianism
Subjects: English language and literature
Comparative literature
Departments: Department of English Language and Literature
Department of Comparative Literature
Supervisor: Jukić, Tatjana and Grdešić, Maša
Date Deposited: 07 May 2018 09:25
Last Modified: 15 Jun 2018 06:32
URI: http://darhiv.ffzg.unizg.hr/id/eprint/10010

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