A gynocritical study of The Company of Wolves by Angela Carter

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In 1979, Carter published one of her mast renowned collections of short fiction, The Bloody Chamber. The majority of Angela Carter's work revolve around a specific type of feminism, radical libertarian feminism and her critique of the patriarchal role that have been placed on women. which she promotes feminist due to her style, referred to as "Galm-Rock" feminism In this article, the main concentrate is on heroine's internalized consciousness which echoes in their behavior. All of the female protagonists in carter's short stories; such as The Werewolf, The Wolf-Alice, and mainly in The Company of Wolves have similar characteristics with different conditions, in which they are represented in a very negative light with less than ideal roles. In these stories, the protagonist is a young girl who has many conflicts with love and desire. Carter attempts to encourage women to do something about this degrading representation.

Object Details

• ISSN: 2300-2697
• Extent: Seite(n): 100-106
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences(48)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Kultursoziologie, Kunstsoziologie, Literatursoziologie ; Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung ; Literatur ; Erzählung ; Feminismus ; Emanzipation ; Patriarchat ; Liebe ; Pornographie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Nouri, Azadeh ; Aziz Mohammadi, Fatemeh
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Schweiz
• (when): 2015

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILSHS.48.100
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-57485-7
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST