Neel Doff – Writer Extraordinaire Between Naturalism, Populism, Feminism and Autofiction Cover Image

Neel Doff – pisarka niezwykła Między naturalizmem, populizmem, feminizmem a autofikcją
Neel Doff – Writer Extraordinaire Between Naturalism, Populism, Feminism and Autofiction

Author(s): Ryszard Siwek
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Other Language Literature, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: belgian literature; naturalism; populism; feminism; autofiction; identity;

Summary/Abstract: Neel Doff (1858–1940) is an extraordinary person in the history of Belgium literature. Extreme poverty and humiliation she had experienced in her early days are the main topic of her work. However, she does not document her life. It is more akin to a literary testimony of a growing self-consciousness, through which a social and cultural advancement of both the author and her character was made possible. The analysis included in the article is focused on her most outstanding work – the trilogy of “hunger and despair”.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 64-79
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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