Feminist utopian literature: the origins of the genre
Keywords:
utopian problematics, religious utopia, narrator image, elitist utopia, utopian chronotope, feminocentric utopia
Abstract
The article deals with the processes of origin and development of female utopian literature. Three main stages of the evolution of the genre are distinguished. The first stage was studied - the era of the XVII - XVIIІ centuries. Particular attention is paid to Cary, M. Cavendish and S. Scott’s works. Their key works have been analyzed. The basic genre features of the new literary phenomenon are distinguished, the revealed differences from the products of the traditional male utopia are revealed.
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2. Cary M. A New and More Exact Mappe or Description of New Jerusalems Glory When Jesus Christ and his Saints with Him Shall Reign on Earth a Thousand Years, and Possess all –¬ Kingdoms / Mary Cary. – L., 1651. – 279 p.
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6. Kelly G. Introduction / Gary Kelly // Scott S. A Description of Millenium Hall. – Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview, 1995. – Р. 11–46.
7. Kumar K. Utopia and Anti-utopia in Modern Times / Krishan Kumar. – Oxford; New York: Blackwell, 1987. – 506 p.
8. Scott S. A Description of Millenium Hall (1762) / Sarah Scott ; [ed. and intro. Gary Kelly]. – Peterborough, Ont : Broadview, 1995.
Published
2017-12-12
How to Cite
Жаданов, Ю. А., & Жаданова, Т. В. (2017). Feminist utopian literature: the origins of the genre. The Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Series “Philology”, (76), 133-137. Retrieved from https://periodicals.karazin.ua/philology/article/view/9107
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Genre transformation and expansion of discursive features of artistic text
