Patriarchal Princesses and Wicked Witches : A Feminist Reading of the Depiction of Women in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible

Patriarchal Princesses and Wicked Witches : A Feminist Reading of the Depiction of Women in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible

Based on the Salem witch trials of 1692-1693, Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible treats a historical event that could be considered overflowing with patriarchal oppression. Despite the author’s clear disapproval of the historical cruelty, the play continuously reveals patriarchal structures and shows...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lindberg, Marlene
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur 2018
Subjects:
feminist criticism
gender
Arthur Miller
binary oppositions
dichotomies
patriarchy
feminism
witch trials
feministisk teori
kön
binära motsatser
dikotomier
patriarkat
häxprocesser
Specific Literatures
Litteraturstudier
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