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City University of New York (CUNY)

Theses and Dissertations

2019

Victorian literature

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Taming The Beast: Heathcliff As Dog In Wuthering Heights, Anna Cittadino Aug 2019

Taming The Beast: Heathcliff As Dog In Wuthering Heights, Anna Cittadino

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This paper examines the human/animal distinction in Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, focusing specifically on the animal within Heathcliff, and the way this animal undermines his ability to be human as a result of the violence and abandonment he endured in childhood.


An Incurable Malady? Representations Of Female Madness In Nineteenth Century-Twenty-First Century Literature, Kimberly Sooklall Feb 2019

An Incurable Malady? Representations Of Female Madness In Nineteenth Century-Twenty-First Century Literature, Kimberly Sooklall

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From the mad heroines of classic Victorian literature to the depictions of female insanity in modern Western writing, women suffering from mental instability have been a common recurrence at the center of plotlines. This thesis will explore the historical context of madness as a gendered concept by examining several literary works published in different centuries.