Gender as biology, discourse, and construct: The form of space in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall as a subversion of the fairy tale “Blue-Beard”
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The gendered prescriptions that permeate fairy tales can shape societal structures and perspectives. However, just as literature plays a role in reinforcing societal constructs, it can be used to challenge and subvert them. This paper looks at the form of space in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë (1848) as a subversion of “Blue-Beard” by Charles Perrault (1697) and its relation to understanding gender as biology, discourse, and construct.
Source: Scholarly review .
DOI: 10.70121/001c.124651
Author: Cindy Chen
Institution: Shanghai American School
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4403326693