“THE DEVIL IN THE HOUSE”: THE CHARACTER OF LUCY IN LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET BY MARY ELIZABETH BRADDON
“THE DEVIL IN THE HOUSE”: THE CHARACTER OF LUCY IN LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET BY MARY ELIZABETH BRADDON
Author(s): Elisabetta MarinoSubject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: female offender; gender construction; Mary Elizabeth Braddon; sensation novel; Victorian womanhood;
Summary/Abstract: The idealised image of Victorian womanhood was forcefully exemplified by Coventry Patmore in his poem entitled “The Angel in the House” (2006), featuring ladies characterised by innocence, submissiveness, self-abnegation, compliance with their traditional roles of nurturers and homemakers. This paper aims at analysing the controversial character of Lucy Graham (Lady Audley) who, despite her seeming perfection, subversively undermines this very model.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 15-20
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
