‘Women’ and ‘Sexuality’ in the 18th and 19th century english novels: a reading of Eliza Haywood and Thomas Hardy

‘Women’ and ‘Sexuality’ in the 18th and 19th century english novels: a reading of Eliza Haywood and Thomas Hardy

This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2018.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Annanya, Nusrat Karim
Weitere Verfasser: Ahmed, Nawshaba
Format: Abschlussarbeit
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: BRAC Univeristy 2018
Schlagworte:
English novel
Women’s sexuality
Online Zugang:http://hdl.handle.net/10361/10523
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spelling 10361-105232019-09-30T04:40:29Z ‘Women’ and ‘Sexuality’ in the 18th and 19th century english novels: a reading of Eliza Haywood and Thomas Hardy Annanya, Nusrat Karim Ahmed, Nawshaba English novel Women’s sexuality This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2018. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-35). The Dissertation seeks to explore and comprehend the 18th century and Victorian perception towards female sexuality, desire and sexual crime by reading the works of Eliza Haywood, and Thomas Hardy. In doing so, this thesis seeks to incorporate the social environment of interpretation. It explores and links societal factors with literary productions. It looks at the aforementioned issues in these novels as a way to understand the society’s notions and judgments concerning these. Victim’s treatment, discernment of the society and her subsequent abandonment, women’s desire and sexual freedom are studied critically. In Eliza Haywood’s novella Fantomina the protagonist is a young woman who yearns for freedom and breaks the sexual codes of the time. Through the use of disguise and masquerade the protagonist Fantomina explores her sexuality which was a sin in the eye of the conservative society of Haywood. On the other hand, Thomas Hardy’s Protagonist Tess from the novel Tess of d’Urbervilles is persecuted throughout her life and is killed by the male chauvinistic Victorian society. Thus, both Haywood and Hardy have shown the sexual double standards of the English society through their works. They have also shown the manifold restrictions and repressions imposed on women and how these hypocrisies result on women’s sufferings and withdrawals. Nusrat Karim Annanya B.A. in English 2018-09-16T05:36:50Z 2018-09-16T05:36:50Z 2018 2018-04 Thesis ID 13103015 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/10523 en BRAC University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 35 pages application/pdf BRAC Univeristy
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Women’s sexuality
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Women’s sexuality
Annanya, Nusrat Karim
‘Women’ and ‘Sexuality’ in the 18th and 19th century english novels: a reading of Eliza Haywood and Thomas Hardy
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