Tema majčinstva u ranim romanima Elene Ferante
The Theme of Motherhood in Elena Ferrante’s Early Novels
Author(s): Nađa BobičićSubject(s): Gender Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Centar za ženske studije & Centar za studije roda i politike, Fakultet političkih nauka, Beograd
Keywords: female narrator; motherhood; matrilieality; mother–daughter relations; networks of female relationships; emancipation; Elena Ferrante
Summary/Abstract: The paper details an analysis of mother–daughter relations in Elena Ferrante’s first three novels (L’amore molesto, I giorni dell’abbandono and La figlia oscura), by tracing changes in mothers’ and daughters’ perspectives. It is shown how networks of female relationships in the novels are based on the mother : daughter pair, only to end in interconnected matrilineal chains. The narrators themselves struggle to overcome patriarchal constraints, in order to find their own voice. By analysing mother–daughter relations, the paper aims to trace key points in Elena Ferrante’s poetics.
Journal: Genero: časopis za feminističku teoriju i studije kulture
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 21
- Page Range: 1-18
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Serbian