PRESS RELEASE: The New Woman in Victorian Literature
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The literary activity of female authors is now an integral part of the literary scene. It is hard to imagine bestseller lists, editorial departments and educational institutions without the participation of women. The question of whether women can or should be literary is no longer an issue today. The self-determined, writing, publishing woman has become commonplace. A time long before this was taken for granted, before the discussion about equal rights or quotas for women, Dr. Petra Schenke in her book Female Victorian Fiction: Shaping the Reader's Mind. Against the backdrop of the patriarchal society of the Victorian era, Dr. Give the special, sometimes difficult position of modern English women authors. To this end, she presents a multifaceted portrait of the topic. The educational and social conventions of the time, as well as epoch-specific and genre-relevant aspects form a focal point of the explanations. This is how Dr. Schenke, among other things, with novel concepts, literary traditions and last but not least the gender issue. The challenges the authors faced and the role they played in 19th-century England are discussed in depth. One of the most prominent examples in this context is probably Charlotte Brontë, who Dr. Schenke ascribes particular relevance to her remarks and assigns her own chapter. Mainly thanks to her novel "Jane Eyre" she is still considered one of the most famous writers of the Victorian era. For Dr. Give central. She is not primarily concerned with presenting the - above all social - merits of the so-called "New Woman", rather she shows the way in which the writers address prevailing conventions and gender roles in their works. Instead of openly criticizing the male world view, the authors used the literature as an opportunity to critically reflect on outdated ideas within the stories. Schenke not only selects well-known works as objects of investigation; A deeper understanding of the complex psychological construction used by the Victorian authors is possible thanks to this broad approach. Reading the book promises interesting answers as to what influence these had on the readership. dr Petra Schenke is currently doing research in England and in this context deals with the role of women in the art and literature of multicultural Great Britain. Previously, she taught English and Latin at high schools and participated in university teacher training. She wrote her dissertation at the University of Hamburg in 1992 in the field of teaching literature in advanced English classes. Against this background, her book "Female Victorian Fiction: Shaping the Reader's Mind" is not only aimed at cultural and literary scholars, but is also extremely interesting for didactics and (prospective) teachers in the English department.
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