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Religion and Proto-Feminism in Victorian Women's Poetry
This thesis analyzes the Victorian women poets Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Amy Levy and their use of religion in their proto-feminist works, “Goblin Market” (Rossetti), the verse novel Aurora Leigh (Barrett Browning), and the dramatic monologues “Xantippe,” (1881) …
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Medea in Victorian Women's Poetry
During the mid to late Victorian period, Euripides’ tale of Medea was given new life by the suffragette movement. As Victorians began to question women’s rights and capabilities, Medea’s story resurfaced as a cautionary tale showing the damage that occurs when women repress and shape their …
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The Pursuit of Divinity: Religious Faith and Fear in Late Victorian Women's Poetry
The relationship that the Victorians had with their God(s) was not an easy one. Despite the age's oft mocked attachment to religiosity, many individuals underwent profound re-evaluations of their faith, spurred by the combined forces of legislation that challenged the monolithic Anglican Church and …