Inhabited by women with male characteristics and men possessing female features, the Dunnet Landing in Sarah Orne Jewett's masterpiece The Country of the Pointed Firs is depicted as a harmonious land of beauty, fr...Inhabited by women with male characteristics and men possessing female features, the Dunnet Landing in Sarah Orne Jewett's masterpiece The Country of the Pointed Firs is depicted as a harmonious land of beauty, from which Jewett's preference of androgyny is fully expressed. In this novel, androgyny is used as a means by Jewett to achieve her feministic idea of the equality between men and women and that neither of the sex has prejudice upon the other in this combination. Through a detailed textual analysis, this paper reveals the androgyny elements in this novel and discusses about the possibility of androgyny as a way out for feminism.展开更多
Virginia Woolf,one of the foremost modernist authors of the 20th century and a pioneer in the use of stream of conscious-ness,is also known for her feminism and idea of androgyny.She brings androgyny into full view in...Virginia Woolf,one of the foremost modernist authors of the 20th century and a pioneer in the use of stream of conscious-ness,is also known for her feminism and idea of androgyny.She brings androgyny into full view in her novel Orlando:A Biography.Through this novel,Woolf express clearly that androgyny is the ideal existential form and thus calls attention to the issue of gender and feminism.It will mainly focus on androgyny and feminism in Orlando.展开更多
Lindo Jong's image has been interpreted from different perspectives. An androgynous reading of Lindo is worth notice. The first section explores her masculinity. While the second section probes her adherence to fe...Lindo Jong's image has been interpreted from different perspectives. An androgynous reading of Lindo is worth notice. The first section explores her masculinity. While the second section probes her adherence to femininity. The last section concludes that Amy Tan's ideal of androgyny is revealed in her depiction of Lindo's inner struggle concerning her androgynous nature and her quest for what kind of gender role she should embrace.展开更多
Jane Eyre is one of the famous and typical works of Charlotte Bronte in the 19 thcentury. The main heroin Jane Eyre is so popular and beloved by millions of readers due to her charming personality. Many studies have b...Jane Eyre is one of the famous and typical works of Charlotte Bronte in the 19 thcentury. The main heroin Jane Eyre is so popular and beloved by millions of readers due to her charming personality. Many studies have been focused on analysis of Jane Eyre's characters especially rebellious ones but few on androgyny. So this paper will analyze masculine and feminine Characteristics of Jane Eyre from the perspective of androgyny. It aims at inspiring youth to establish a complete personality through combining bisexual characters.展开更多
文摘Inhabited by women with male characteristics and men possessing female features, the Dunnet Landing in Sarah Orne Jewett's masterpiece The Country of the Pointed Firs is depicted as a harmonious land of beauty, from which Jewett's preference of androgyny is fully expressed. In this novel, androgyny is used as a means by Jewett to achieve her feministic idea of the equality between men and women and that neither of the sex has prejudice upon the other in this combination. Through a detailed textual analysis, this paper reveals the androgyny elements in this novel and discusses about the possibility of androgyny as a way out for feminism.
文摘Virginia Woolf,one of the foremost modernist authors of the 20th century and a pioneer in the use of stream of conscious-ness,is also known for her feminism and idea of androgyny.She brings androgyny into full view in her novel Orlando:A Biography.Through this novel,Woolf express clearly that androgyny is the ideal existential form and thus calls attention to the issue of gender and feminism.It will mainly focus on androgyny and feminism in Orlando.
文摘Lindo Jong's image has been interpreted from different perspectives. An androgynous reading of Lindo is worth notice. The first section explores her masculinity. While the second section probes her adherence to femininity. The last section concludes that Amy Tan's ideal of androgyny is revealed in her depiction of Lindo's inner struggle concerning her androgynous nature and her quest for what kind of gender role she should embrace.
文摘Jane Eyre is one of the famous and typical works of Charlotte Bronte in the 19 thcentury. The main heroin Jane Eyre is so popular and beloved by millions of readers due to her charming personality. Many studies have been focused on analysis of Jane Eyre's characters especially rebellious ones but few on androgyny. So this paper will analyze masculine and feminine Characteristics of Jane Eyre from the perspective of androgyny. It aims at inspiring youth to establish a complete personality through combining bisexual characters.
