Deconstructing Gender Stereotypes in Western Tradition : No More Miss Perfect / edited by María Dolores García Ramos and María José Ramos Rovi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

García Ramos, María Dolores, editor.

Ramos Rovi, María José, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College stories--History and criticism.

College stories.

Universities and colleges in literature.

Education, Higher, in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2024]

Summary:

Traditional feminine description and roles within Western literary and artistic cultural artifacts have tended to portray women in very a specific way - one which creates, disseminates and consolidates the gender roles which became foundational to heteropatriarchy and, sometimes, male chauvinism. As an example, women in poetry are often portrayed as fragile, sweet, romanticized creatures who ignite masculine desire or bolster male artists' creativity. In this sense, most Western lyrical traditions present women as either objects of desire or inspirational muses. These secondary roles, which transform women into subalterns, can also be seen in other artistic manifestations, such as painting and sculpture or, more recently, films, TV fictions, graphic novels and videogames. This volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to the topic of feminine representation in literature and the arts, presenting womanhood from new perspectives which highlight feminine characters who have traditionally been neglected, misrepresented or reduced to marginal roles.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5275-5293-4