Patriarchy, male sexuality, oedipal conflict and female subject in K.S. Maniam's the cord

This paper is a feminist reading of K.S. Maniam's play The Cord using the psychoanalytical concepts of patriarchy, male sexuality and oedipal conflict. By reading The Cord against the traditional grain to examine the images of the women (female subject), the three female characters are seen to...

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Main Author: Wan Roselezam bt. Wan Yahya (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM, 2003.
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