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Title: The female voice and the absent mother : a study of selected works by Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley
Authors: Galea, Katya (2020)
Keywords: Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797 -- Criticism and interpretation
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851
Women in literature
English literature -- 18th century
English literature -- 19th century
Issue Date: 2020
Citation: Galea, K. (2020). The female voice and the absent mother: a study of selected works by Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley (Bachelor's dissertation).
Abstract: The female voice in literature is a relatively new phenomenon since up to the twentieth century, women in England were treated as a second-class gender whose primary purpose was to bear and rear children. Many prominent political and philosophical leaders believed that women were too emotional to think rationally, and thus, they had decided that girls did not deserve to have the same educational opportunities as boys. This thesis explores how Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley used their work to highlight the injustices women faced, whilst also discussing sensitive topics such as mortality, morality, sexuality, and the absent mother.
Description: B.A.(HONS)ENGLISH
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/70563
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