Feminine Quest for Individuality in Beowulf and Kate Chopin’s The Awakening

Authors

Semira Taheri

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2011

Abstract

A literary criticism of the epic poem "Beowulf" and the book "The Awakening," by Kate Chopin is presented. It explores the female characters in the literary works which describe two archetypes of women, passive and aggressive-independent. It is inferred that the authors of the literary works criticize the patriarchal culture of the society.

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Recommended Citation

Taheri, S. (2011). Feminine Quest for Individuality in Beowulf and Kate Chopin’s The Awakening. Jostes: The Journal of South Texas English Studies, 2(2), 1-29.

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Volume

2

Issue

2

First Page

1

Last Page

29

ISSN

2153-778X