“GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER” BY BERNARDINE EVARISTO VERSUS ”THE WAVES” BY VIRGINIA WOOLF
“GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER” BY BERNARDINE EVARISTO VERSUS ”THE WAVES” BY VIRGINIA WOOLF
Author(s): Anca BădulescuSubject(s): Gender Studies, Literary Texts, Studies of Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: feminism; lesbian; gay; non-binary; discrimination;
Summary/Abstract: Comparing “Girl, Woman, Other” by Bernardine Evaristo to Virginia Woolf’s most experimental novel proved to be a challenging endeavor. The highlights of this brief study are the characters telling their stories – objectively by means of a narrative voice or by using the free indirect style – but also the linguistic component, and the readers’ potential response. The conclusion is that, even though some common traits were discovered, a close association of the two novels would be far-fetched. In a span of eighty-eight years, from 1931 to 2019, marking the publications of the two novels, literature has moved on, society has greatly changed, authors have become louder mouthpieces of their communities.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 21
- Page Range: 320-323
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English