Textual criticism

the changing presentation of sexuality within classic Victorian literature, exemplified with the use of a case study of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. I would argue that perhaps more than in any other literary period, any textual inclination towards sexuality deteriorated as the eighteenth century progressed, ‘desexualising’ it, or, at least confining it to the bedroom doors of married couples. Additionally, whilst essentialist arguments surrounding sexuality have…

number of similarities and understated analogies emerge, despite the stark contrast in the overall tone, setting and characters. By comparing these works on the basis of their shared deployment of identifiable narrative techniques, disregarding criticisms based on character development, plot and authorial intent, focusing instead on the importance of the implied author, the narrator’s role, and the construction of the narrative, it becomes easy to see how the structures of a framed first person…

Therefore, cultural relativist argument is normatively vacuous and without content because it is used to legitimatize their violation of human rights and avoid solving harmful practices such as torture. States that encourage the language of culture relativism over the universality of human rights laws promote unequal and oppressive patriarchal structures. Fundamental rights of individuals which are denied due to cultural relativism differ from state to state. This is certainly the case when it…

“Searching for Identity: The Religious Experiences of Norwich, Kempe, and Truth” Women have struggled, much like the fishermen sailing with a stormy sea, to relinquish their identity from the hands of man and regain control of it again. In waves, they have enjoyed brief moments of freedom and respect yet deep ruts of oppression and scorn. Even after years of efforts and progression, the storm, the struggle, is ongoing still. However, without the contribution of past women, there would be no…

The faith in textual or linguistic truth has been shaken by Derrida and others long ago, and in the case of a novel there can be no claims to reality or reliability unless we have at least two narrators. The Victorian novel not yet making use of the postmodern literary device of multiple narrations, the criticism of unreliability must disperse through the air in the case of “Wuthering Heights”, in which the concern…

Shakespeare in recent years, just like in his time, has been described as a writer who liked to challenge the circumstances and expectations of his time. During the 16th/17th century, women and men had specific roles, characteristics, and expectations to live up to and had to strictly abide by them. Men were meant to provide for their family; and be courageous, masculine and powerful. As opposed to women who had completely different gender roles during the era. Women, on the other end of the…

Zora Neale Hurston’s classical African American novel published in 1937 expresses the story of a young African American woman and the journey she takes in order to find her self identity and overcome male dominance. Following the publication of the novel, many critics examined the image of Janie Crawford and the idea of feminism. Hurston illustrates in her novel the patriarchal dominance within the society through Janie Crawford who is subjected to the identity others have made for her and how…

The Separation between the Fantastic and the Real in the Stories of Julio Cortázar Throughout the following research paper, we will develop the literary analysis of the stories "The night face up” “After lunch” “The Axolotl” and “Cefalea” by Julio Cortazar. I chose this author because we can enjoy his literature in which reality is transformed into fantasy, which catches us and forces us to interpret it. The author chosen belongs to the "boom" of Latin American literature. That is why his…

point, I would conclude that both views have merit, especially when considering that the word for apostasy in verse 2 Thess. 3 can mean either a spiritual or political defection/revolt. That said, I still feel the former view seems to have the best textual…

Eminent 20th century writer, Kate Chopin, achieved literary prestige through her numerous publications that address a feminist ideology; however, such ideas conjured widespread controversy during her time, as it was unconventional for a woman to dare question the role society assigned to her. In 1899, she published her most well-known work, The Awakening, a story that follows the life of Edna Pontellier as she reevaluates whether being a wife and mother is enough to make her happy, while…