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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"feminine power"”.
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Representations of Elizabeth I
… of how the queen struggled to construct her feminine power within and beyond dominant patriarchal discourse, I go on to explore closely three modern filmic treatments of the queen: The Virgin Queen (1955), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) and Elizabeth (1998). These films are discussed in terms of …
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ANNA DI SAVOIA IMPERATRICE E REGGENTE RUOLI E STRATEGIE DI POTERE FEMMINILE ATTRAVERSO LE CRISI DEL XIV SECOLO A BISANZIO.
This research focuses on the feminine power of Anne of Savoy, empress and regent of the Byzantine Empire between 1341 and 1347, on behalf of the young emperor John V Palaeologus. It focuses on two main areas: the foundations and limits of Anne’s power as a woman and empress, and the exercise of …
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Nature Naturing Ziran in Early Daoist Thinking
… ziran also sheds light on the creativity of a feminine power as the realization of nature which emphasizes the interplay between the female and the male (yin and yang), setting a contrast with any exclusively patriarchal principle of the relationship between humans and “nature.” While ziran …
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"Play Your Fan": Exploring Hand Props and Gender on the Restoration Stage Through the Country Wife, the Man of Mode, the Rover, and the Way of the World
… convincing reading of Restoration fans and the power these items have on stage. For the first time, women were allowed to play women's roles, thereby complicating the traditional portrayal of femininity and feminine power on stage. One such way in which actresses asserted their new roles and …
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Flowers for Abiah: Emily Dickinson's Claim to Live According to Her Own Rules
<p>Emily Dickinson is known for her poems, but her epistolary body of work is as rich and as compelling. Her letters to Abiah Root reveal Dickinson's mind behind the poet and more importantly show the progression and evolution of Dickinson's ideas and sentiments regarding Victorian societal …