Myths across culture : portrayal of women
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2015.
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10361-50272019-09-30T04:24:27Z Myths across culture : portrayal of women Hossain, Tarunima Ahmed, Nawshaba Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University English and humanities Myths and epics This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 41-42). This paper falls into the criteria of feminist revisionist mythology which aims to interpret the way women are looked upon and represented in Eastern (Indian) and Western (Greek) tradition through the myths and epics. Using feminist perspectives from the works of Simone de Beauvoir and Kate Millett and anthropological and cultural framework of Structuralism from Claude Lévi-Strauss, I have analyzed the portrayal of the female characters in the epics The Mahabharata and Iliad which come from two very distinctive cultural and literary traditions. The first portion of the dissertation gives close readings of the epics in order to explore the lives and roles of women. The second portion studies epics and myths as bearer of strong cultural practice and influence. The findings are manifold and different than expected. Strong dynamism can be seen in the female characters other than objectification and subjugation. Tarunima Hossain B.A. in English 2016-02-15T11:40:07Z 2016-02-15T11:40:07Z 2015 2015-08 Thesis ID 11103007 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/5027 en BRAC University thesis reports 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. 42 pages application/pdf BRAC University |
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