Naslov
Melville and His Medusae: A Reading of Pierre

Autori
Šesnić, Jelena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Izvornik
American Literature Association: 14th Annual Conference on American Literature / - , 2003

Skup
American Literature Association: 14th Annual Conference on American Literature

Mjesto i datum
Cambridge (MA), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 22.05.2003. - 25.05.2003

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
masculinity; Medusa; sentimental novel; Melville

Sažetak
In light of recent gender theories the author argues that Melville, in his only sentimental novel _Pierre_ (1852), uses common gender stereotypes (e. g. woman as temptress) in order to solidify the precarious social status of his young male protagonist. The feminine complex comes to stand misleadingly for the primary source of the young man's failure to assume his expected social position although, in fact, this covers for the more insidious workings of other social hierarchies, not quite represented in Melville's novel.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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