Naslov
Exploring the Meaning of Duality in R. L. Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Autori
Hadžiselimović, Lara

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Ocjenski radovi, diplomski rad, diplomski

Fakultet
Filozofski fakultet

Mjesto
Rijeka

Datum
13.09

Godina
2021

Stranica
33

Mentor
Primorac, Antonija

Ključne riječi
Robert Louis Stevenson, duality, Jekyll and Hyde, Victorian society, social norms, double life, public and private sphere

Sažetak
This thesis will provide an analysis of the different meanings and interpretations of duality in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886). In order to achieve this, it will primarily concentrate on Henry Jekyll and his transformed self, Edward Hyde, as representative of Victorian duality. Firstly, the thesis will consider the socio- historical context of the Victorian times, with an emphasis on the concept of the private and public self, as well as the results of, then prevailing, societal restrictions and norms. It will then continue to analyse the two characters, Jekyll and Hyde, by exploring the ways in which their duality can be read as a reflection of both the conflicting desires and gender identity.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija, Književnost

POVEZANOST RADA