Mary Elizabeth Braddon's 'Lady Audley's Secret' and 'Aurora Floyd' in the Context of Victorian Femininity

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Cover of the book Mary Elizabeth Braddon's 'Lady Audley's Secret' and 'Aurora Floyd' in the Context of Victorian Femininity by Eveline Podgorski, GRIN Verlag
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Author: Eveline Podgorski ISBN: 9783640228898
Publisher: GRIN Verlag Publication: December 12, 2008
Imprint: GRIN Verlag Language: English
Author: Eveline Podgorski
ISBN: 9783640228898
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Publication: December 12, 2008
Imprint: GRIN Verlag
Language: English

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,3, University of Paderborn, course: 19th century sensation novels, 18 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In the context of the Hauptseminar '19th century sensation novels' we looked - among other texts - at two different sensation novels, one of them being Mary Elizabeth Braddon's 'Lady Audley's Secret', a sensation novel published in 1862. The sensation novel is a phenomenon originating in the 1860s and was mostly written for a great public. The aim was to evoke an intense as well as rather shocking response and strong feelings by dealing with subjects like mystery inside the domestic sphere. The sensation novel also went against common standards and taboos concerning class boundaries and the gender roles with actually no moral or didactic purpose. This term paper does not only deal with the novel 'Lady Audley's Secret' as a sensation novel but examines it - together with Braddon's other novel 'Aurora Floyd' - in the context of Victorian Femininity. Firstly, I will give a short overview of the historical background of the so-called 'Victorian Era' and a more detailed view of 'Victorian Femininity'. Since the focus of this term paper is on femininity and the role of women, I will not go further into economics and expansion during the 'Victorian Era', but portray political events which were important for women at that time. This is followed by a description of the role of 19th century women in the domestic and public sphere, as well as an insight into education and work. Subsequently, the development of this gender role throughout this time is brought up in relation to an essay by Eliza Lynn Linton called 'The Girl of the Period'. Secondly, a short overview over Mary Elizabeth Braddon's life and work is presented and reflected for it is rather uncommon for the Victorian Era in which she lived. Afterwards the plots of the two novels 'Lady Audley's Secret' and 'Aurora Floyd' are presented and analysed in regard to traditional features of the detective novel and the idea of mystery in the novel. The summary of the two novels also serves as a background for further examination of the main protagonists, which, on the one hand, takes place later on in chapter 4.2 and 5.2 and, on the other hand, in chapter 6 where the characters will be compared and reflected in the context of Victorian Femininity. The term paper is concluded by a summary and a bibliography.

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Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,3, University of Paderborn, course: 19th century sensation novels, 18 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In the context of the Hauptseminar '19th century sensation novels' we looked - among other texts - at two different sensation novels, one of them being Mary Elizabeth Braddon's 'Lady Audley's Secret', a sensation novel published in 1862. The sensation novel is a phenomenon originating in the 1860s and was mostly written for a great public. The aim was to evoke an intense as well as rather shocking response and strong feelings by dealing with subjects like mystery inside the domestic sphere. The sensation novel also went against common standards and taboos concerning class boundaries and the gender roles with actually no moral or didactic purpose. This term paper does not only deal with the novel 'Lady Audley's Secret' as a sensation novel but examines it - together with Braddon's other novel 'Aurora Floyd' - in the context of Victorian Femininity. Firstly, I will give a short overview of the historical background of the so-called 'Victorian Era' and a more detailed view of 'Victorian Femininity'. Since the focus of this term paper is on femininity and the role of women, I will not go further into economics and expansion during the 'Victorian Era', but portray political events which were important for women at that time. This is followed by a description of the role of 19th century women in the domestic and public sphere, as well as an insight into education and work. Subsequently, the development of this gender role throughout this time is brought up in relation to an essay by Eliza Lynn Linton called 'The Girl of the Period'. Secondly, a short overview over Mary Elizabeth Braddon's life and work is presented and reflected for it is rather uncommon for the Victorian Era in which she lived. Afterwards the plots of the two novels 'Lady Audley's Secret' and 'Aurora Floyd' are presented and analysed in regard to traditional features of the detective novel and the idea of mystery in the novel. The summary of the two novels also serves as a background for further examination of the main protagonists, which, on the one hand, takes place later on in chapter 4.2 and 5.2 and, on the other hand, in chapter 6 where the characters will be compared and reflected in the context of Victorian Femininity. The term paper is concluded by a summary and a bibliography.

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